Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Robert William Chambers: (Brooklyn (New York), 26 May 1865 – New York, 16 December 1933). American writer and illustrator. What dreams we have dreamed, and what visions we have seen, lying idly with half-shut eyes in some greenwood shaw, sheltering from July’s noonday sun.

Jerry Orbach: (New York, 20 October 1935 – Manhattan, New York, 28 December 2004) was an American actor. Orbach played on a football team in his youth. Later, he worked at the Chevy Chase Country Club. His most famous work was for the television series Law & Order. Orbach played the role of Detective Lennie… Lees verder Jerry Orbach

Robert Hall Weir: (born as on 16 October 1947) Iconic American musician, best known as a founding member of the legendary rock band Grateful Dead. He joined the Grateful Dead in 1965 when he was only 17 years old. First he was a member of ‘Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions’ along with Jerry Garcia in… Lees verder Bob Weir

Shelley Roes: Shelley and Lars Roes from Brisbane, Australia, sold everything they owned in April 2017, quit their full-time professional jobs, and embarked on a trip around the world The couple together run the travel blog “Lifejourney4two” in which they share their experiences as full-time travellers. The hype for Christmas in July certainly seems quite… Lees verder Shelley Roes

Wayne Walter Dyer: (Detroit (Michigan), 10 May 1940 – Maui County, 29 August 2015). American author and psychotherapist who wrote several self-help books. He was also a regular guest on US television programmes. You’ll see it when you believe it. You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with. The ultimate ignorance… Lees verder Wayne Dyer

Paul J. Meyer: American self-made millionaire, personal development coach. Born: 1928 – Died: 2009 By seeing the seed of failure in every succes, we remain humble. By seeing seed of succes in every failure we remain hopeful.

Truth is the first name of God, righteousness is his second. Do you want to be happy for a moment? Take revenge! Do you want to be always? Forgive! Between the strong and the weak, between the rich and the poor, between the lord and the slave, it is freedom which oppresses and the law… Lees verder Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

Gaius Valerius Catullus: (Verona, c. 84 -Rome, between 54 and 47 BC). The first great Latin lyricist. One of the most influential poets of the 1st century BC from the Ciceronian period – see Roman literature – he wrote about 116 poems (total about 2,300 verses (verse lines)). These poems were later collected in the… Lees verder Catullus

Johan Daisne: Pseudonym of Herman Thiery. (Ghent, 2 September 1912 – there, 9 August 1978). Flemish writer, poet, prose writer and author of plays, radio plays and essays. His best-known books are De trap van steen en wolken (1942), De man die zijn haar kort liet liet knipt (1947) and De trein der traagheid (1950).… Lees verder Johan Daisne

Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco: (born Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith; 26 February 1897 – 7 April 1945). English socialite, actress and writer between 1921 and 1940. She was the daughter of H. H. Asquith, the British Prime Minister, and the writer Margot Asquith, and the wife of Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian prince and diplomat. She drew on… Lees verder Elizabeth Bibesco