Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Joanne Rowling: British writer, born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. Her father, Peter, was an aircraft engineer at the Rolls Royce factory in Bristol and her mother, Anne, was a science technician in the Chemistry department… Lees verder J.K. Rowling

Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford: (April 3, 1835 – August 14, 1921). American writer of novels, poems and detective stories. One of the United States’s most widely-published authors, her career spanned more than six decades and included many literary genres, such as short stories, poems, novels, literary criticism, biographies, and memoirs. She also wrote articles on… Lees verder Harriet Prescott Spofford

Happiness is not a pill you swallow. Happiness comes from appreciating what is there, enjoying what you do and being proud of who you are.

Your body is your beautiful vehicle here on earth, so be kind to it.

We produce destructive people by the way we are treating them in childhood.

We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.

Women who wear blue have bright thoughts!

Anne Lamott: (born April 10, 1954). American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Lamott is based in Marin County, California. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Lamott’s writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single-motherhood, depression, and Christianity. That… Lees verder Anne Lamott

Lewis Carroll: Pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. (Daresbury, 27 January 1832 – Guildford, 14 January 1898). English deacon in the Anglican Church, mathematician and logician, who became best known for his children’s books. He was the third child and eldest son in a family of 11 children. In January 1851, he left for Oxford, where… Lees verder Lewis Caroll

Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable. The sceptic only stumbles at matter of fact. True hope is based on energy of character. A strong mind always hopes!! Hope begets courage. He who can plant courage in the human soul is the best physician. He who can take advice is… Lees verder Karl Ludwig von Knebel