Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Robert Herrick: (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674). 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”, with the first line “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”. I sing of… Lees verder Robert Herrick

John Christopher (Johnny) Depp II: (Owensboro, 9 June 1963) is an American actor, musician and artist. He has received multiple awards, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTAs. People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for… Lees verder Johnny Depp

Jacques Chardonne: (born Jacques Boutelleau; 2 January 1884, in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente – 29 May 1968, in La Frette-sur-Seine). Pseudonym of French writer Jacques Boutelleau. He was a member of the so-called Groupe de Barbezieux. Freedom is the right to sigh.        

Verni Robert Quillen: (March 25, 1887 – December 9, 1948). American journalist and humorist who for more than a quarter century was “one of the leading purveyors of village nostalgia” from his home in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. In 2012, his office and library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To discuss… Lees verder Robert Quillen

Jeff Hood: Catholic Priest (Old Catholic). Nationally recognized as both an activist and theologian, especially in his work with persons across the nation facing execution, Dr. Hood presently resides in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Distance doesn’t separate people. Silence does.        

Manuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho: (April 19, 1886 – October 13, 1968). Brazilian poet, literary critic, and translator, who wrote over 20 books of poetry and prose. Be like the river that flows silently Flowing through the night. Not fearing the darkness of that night. When stars are in the sky, They reflect. And… Lees verder Manuel Bandeira

Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry: (Lyon, 29 June 1900 – Riou archipelago near Marseille, 31 July 1944). French pilot and writer who was killed in military action over the Mediterranean in 1944. He became famous with the little book Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), of which 80 million copies were distributed in many… Lees verder Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Wilhelm Raabe: (Eschershausen, 8 September 1831 – Brunswick, 15 November 1910). German writer of novels and novellas of poetic realism. Only by reading does one learn how much one can leave unread.

We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love…and then we return home. If the guy next to you is swearing like a wharfie he’s probably a billionaire. Or, just conceivably, a wharfie.        

Allison JoAnne: (Born August, 1077, Connecticut, USA. American psychologist and anthropologist and founder of Pandora’s Box.(pandorasboxct.com). Walk barefoot. Talk to the moon, and the trees, and the rivers and streams and the mighty mountains. Find the magic in every little and big thing.