Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Ruth Imogen Stout: (June 14, 1884 – August 22, 1980). American author best known for her “No-Work” gardening books and techniques. On those brilliant and, at the same time, mellow days which we get once in a while in February, when the sun is so warm that it seems to ignore your clothes and touch… Lees verder Ruth Stout

Rainer Maria Rilke: (Prague, 4 December 1875 – Montreux, 29 December 1926). One of the most important lyric poets in the German language. He also wrote stories, a novel, essays on art and culture, as well as numerous translations, including from French into German, of literary works and lyricism. His extensive correspondence forms an important… Lees verder Rainer Maria Rilke

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt: (Berlin, 14 September 1769 – there, 6 May 1859). Prussian naturalist and explorer. Humboldt conducted research in Central and South America and gave a detailed description of the physical universe. He was the younger brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt. According to British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Humboldt was the… Lees verder Alexander von Humboldt

George Harrison: (Liverpool, 25 February 1943 – Los Angeles, 29 November 2001) . British musician and guitarist of the pop group The Beatles. He was part of the group almost from the beginning and was known as the ‘Silent Beatle’. It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is… Lees verder George Harrison

I never leave when the going gets tough, I leave when it gets disrespectful.        

Wendell Erdman Berry: (born August 5, 1934). American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land (1981) and The Unsettling of America (1977). His attention to the culture and economy of rural… Lees verder Wendel Berry

Germaine Greer: (born 29 January 1939). Australian writer and feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women’s literature, she has held academic positions in England at the University of Warwick and Newnham College, Cambridge, and in the… Lees verder Germaine Greer

Isadora Duncan: Born Angela Isadora Duncan. (San Francisco, 26 May 1877 – Nice, 14 September 1927). American dancer. She is considered one of the founding fathers of modern dance. From the age of 22, she lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. As a child, she already rejected classical ballet. She developed her own… Lees verder Isadora Duncan

Eduardo Hughes Galeano: (Montevideo, 3 September 1940 – there, 13 April 2015). Uruguayan journalist and writer. His best-known works are The bloodletting of a continent (Las venas abiertas de América Latina, 1971) and Chronicle of fire (Memoria del fuego, 1986). In his books, Galeano combined fiction, journalism, political analysis and historiography. He was an outspoken… Lees verder Eduardo Galeano

John Trudell: (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015). American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes’ takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in… Lees verder John Trudell