Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Sophocles: (Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς) (Colonus, 496 BC – Athens, 406 BC). One of the three great Attic tragedy poets, alongside Euripides and Aeschylus, whose plays have survived. His first plays date from after Aeschylus and earlier than or simultaneously with those of Euripides.   Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish… Lees verder Sophocles

There are wide windows to judge the past, but only narrow slits to divine the future.

Rebecca Albertalli: (née Goldstein; born November 17, 1982) American author of young adult fiction and former psychologist. Do you ever have those random nights where your brain won’t shut off, even though your body feels like five hundred pounds of exhausted.

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.

Audre Lorde: (born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992). American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist. She was a self-described “Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet” who dedicated her life and talents to confronting different forms of injustice, as she believed there could be “no hierarchy… Lees verder Audre Lorde

Winifred Emma May: (4 June 1907 – 28 August 1990). Poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under the pen name Patience Strong. Her poems were usually short, simple and imbued with sentimentality, the beauty of nature and inner strength. She was also a successful lyricist, composing English words for the tango… Lees verder Patience Strong

Wilver Dornell Stargell: (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001). Nicknamed “Pops” later in his career. American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. I love September, especially when we’re in it.

Frederick Louis MacNeice: (12 September 1907 – 3 September 1963). Irish poet, playwright and producer for the BBC. His poetry, which frequently explores themes of introspection, empiricism, and belonging, is considered to be among the greatest of twentieth century literature. September has come, it is hers. Whose vitality leaps in the autumn, whose nature prefers… Lees verder Louis MacNeice

Eleanor Clark: (1913, Los Angeles, California, USA – 1996, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ). American writer and “master stylist,” best known for her non-fiction accounts. How smartly September comes in, like a racing gig, all style, no confusion.

Helen Maria Hunt Jackson: Born as Helen Fiske. (Amherst, 18 October 1830 – San Francisco, 12 August 1885). American writer and activist for the indigenous people of the United States. Jackson described the ill effects of policies towards Native Americans in A Century of Dishonor (1881). In her novel Ramona (1884), Jackson outlined the hard… Lees verder Helen Hunt Jackson