Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Booker Taliaferro Washington: (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915). American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite. If you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams.

Louis Philippe, Marquis and Count of Ségur: (born on 10 September 1753 in Paris and died on 28 August 1830 in the same city). French gentleman of liberal leanings, officer in the American Revolution, diplomat, politician, historian, poet, but also chansonnier and goguettier. Friendship is the first need of the heart, no one can live… Lees verder Louis-Philippe de Ségur

Jakobus Cornelis (Jacques) Bloem: (Oudshoorn, 10 May 1887 – Kalenberg, 10 August 1966) Dutch poet and essayist on poetry. A freedom of happiness wants to be bestowed on those who only know how to stretch their hands.

Antonio Machado: In full Antonio Cipriano José María Machado Ruiz. (Seville, 26 July 1875 – Collioure, southern France, 22 February 1939). Spanish writer and poet. If living is good, it is better to dream, and better than any mother, to wake up.

Joyce Diane Bauer Brothers: (October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013). American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. In 1955, she won the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which established… Lees verder Joyce Brothers

Juul Kinnaer: (Born: 01/01/1900, Died: ?) Flemish poet and aphorist. Self-willed: someone who does not share your opinion.

François Charles Mauriac: (Bordeaux, 11 October 1885 – Paris, 1 September 1970). French writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is widely considered one of the most important French novelists of the 20th century. Reading is the gateway to an enchanted world.

Frank Vincent Zappa: (Baltimore, 21 December 1940 – Laurel Canyon (California), 4 December 1993). American composer and musician, who was also a member or leader of several rock groups (such as The Mothers of Invention). Zappa mixed rock music with psychedelia, jazz, experimental music and contemporary classical music combined with a large dose of self-mockery,… Lees verder Frank Zappa

Walter Savage Landor: (30 January 1775 – 17 September 1864). English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem “Rose Aylmer,” but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled… Lees verder Walter Savage Landor

Jean Rhys: Pseudonym of Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams. (Roseau (Dominica), 24 August 1890 – Exeter, 14 May 1979). Part British, part Caribbean writer of stories and novels. Only the magic and the dream are true – all the rest’s a lie.