Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Harry Emerson Fosdick: (May 24, 1878 – October 5, 1969). American pastor. Fosdick became a central figure in the fundamentalist–modernist controversy within American Protestantism in the 1920s and 1930s and was one of the most prominent liberal ministers of the early 20th century. Although a Baptist, he was called to serve as pastor, in New… Lees verder Harry Emerson Fosdick

Publilius Syrus: (fl. 85–43 BC). Was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Roman Syrian from Antioch who was brought as a slave to Roman Italy. Syrus was brought to Rome on the same ship that brought a certain Manilius Antiochus, astronomer, and Staberius Eros the grammarian. By his wit and… Lees verder Publilius Syrus

Robert Charles Benchley: (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945). American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley’s style of humor brought him respect and… Lees verder Robert Benchley

Robert Burns: (Alloway, January 25, 1759 – Dumfries, July 21, 1796). Scottish poet and songwriter. He is the best-known poet to have written in Scots (not to be confused with Scottish Gaelic). His most famous poem is Auld Lang Syne. Oh, my love’s like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June.    … Lees verder Robert Burns

Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis: (“of Utica”; 95 BC – April 46 BC), Also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. As a fervent advocate of liberty and the preservation of the principles of the Republic, he dedicated himself to the protection of traditional Roman… Lees verder Cato Minor

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero: (Amsterdam, March 16, 1585 – Amsterdam, August 23, 1618). Dutch poet, playwright, and rhetorician, not of highly cultivated Renaissance literature, but of popular poetry. His most important work is the comedy Spaanschen Brabander from 1617, ’the pinnacle of Dutch comedy in the Golden Age’. To grease someone’s palm.        

Samuel Butler: (Strensham, Worcestershire, 3 February 1612 – London, 25 September 1680). English poet who gained fame primarily for his satirical work “Hudibras”.                                                                 … Lees verder Samuel Butler

Pramoedya Ananta Toer: (EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur; 6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006), also known as Pram, was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works cover the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia’s struggle for independence, its occupation by Japan during the Second World War, as well as the post-colonial authoritarian regimes of Sukarno… Lees verder Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Bern Williams: (often confused in quotation databases with Bernard Williams, the English philosopher) was an editor and author best known for his work in the hot rod and custom car culture of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bern Williams is frequently quoted for his humorous and heart-warming “aphorisms”, in which he often used car… Lees verder Bern Williams

Richard Milhous Nixon: (Yorba Linda, January 9, 1913 – New York, April 22, 1994).American politician of the Republican Party. He was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.