Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Annelies Marie (Anne) Frank: (Frankfurt am Main, 12 June 1929 – Bergen-Belsen, February 1945). A German and later stateless Jewish girl who became world-famous for her diary written during World War II, while in hiding in the secret annex on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. She supposedly died of stain typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in February… Lees verder Anne Frank

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to… Lees verder Woodrow Wilson

The average lifespan of a physiological truth is three to four years. The seed of the oak produces oaks, and is never converted by circumstances into a beech tree. There arises in us the dawn of a Knowledge of Truth. Loneliness does not make wiser for those who have not experienced anything.

Everyone tells you what to do and what’s good for you. They don’t want you to find your own answers. They want you to believe theirs.

Arthur William Symons: (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945). British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. The fountain murmuring of sleep, a drowsy tune. The flickering green of leaves that keep the light of June. Peace, through a slumbering afternoon, the peace of June.

James Whitcomb Riley: (Greenfield, Indiana, 7 October 1849 – Indianapolis, 22 July 1916). American writer and poet. In 1870, Riley began writing for local newspapers and, after settling in Indianapolis, for the Indianapolis Journal. In 1883, he published The Old Swimmin’ Hole and ‘Leven More Poems after which he signed a contract with a publishing… Lees verder James Whitcomb Riley

Edmund Percival Hillary: (Auckland, 20 July 1919 – there, 11 January 2008). New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat and publicist. He enjoyed fame as part of the duo that became the first mountaineers to climb the summit of Mount Everest, a feat he accomplished with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953. According to a… Lees verder Edmund Hillary

Truman García Capote: (New Orleans, 30 September 1924 – Los Angeles, 25 August 1984). American writer. He wrote fiction, non-fiction, short stories and plays. His best-known works are In Cold Blood (1966) and the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958). At least 20 films and television series have been made from his works. Aprils have never… Lees verder Truman Capote

Emma Lazarus: (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887). American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet “The New Colossus”, which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed… Lees verder Emma Lazarus

Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher Parrish Friede: (July 3, 1908 – June 22, 1992). Writing as M.F.K. Fisher, was an American food writer. She was a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. Over her lifetime she wrote 27 books, among them Consider the Oyster (1941), How to Cook a Wolf (1942), The Gastronomical Me (1943)… Lees verder Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher