Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Clinton Scollard: (1860–1932). American poet and writer of fiction. He was a Professor of English at Hamilton College. A bird in the boughs sang June, and June hummed a bee in a Bacchic glee as he tumbled over and over, drunk with the honeydew.

Dr Seuss: Pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel: (Springfield, 2 March 1904 – San Diego, 24 September 1991). American children’s book author, poet, and illustrator. He published a total of more than sixty books in his lifetime. Among his best-known works are The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who! (and How the Grinch Stole… Lees verder Dr. Seuss

Eugène Ionesco: (Slatina (Romania), 26 November 1909 – Paris, 28 March 1994). Influential French playwright, born in Romania. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the absurd stage. The brightest light, the light of Italy, the purest sky of Scandinavia, in the month of June is only a half-light when one compares… Lees verder Eugène Ionesco

William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite: (December 6, 1878 – June 8, 1962). African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist, and publisher in the United States. His work as a critic and anthologist was widely praised and important in the development of East Coast poetry styles in the early 20th century. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal in… Lees verder William Stanley Braithwaite

Denis Diderot: (Langres, 5 October[1] 1713 – Paris, 31 July 1784). French writer and philosopher, art critic and a prominent figure in the radical Enlightenment, with Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) who could be called its precursors. He was editor of the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d’Alembert between 1750 and 1776. He… Lees verder Denis Diderot

Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.

Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.

You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Dorothy Day: (New York, 8 November 1897 – there, 29 November 1980). American journalist and Christian activist. Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.

Mieko Kawakami: (Osaka, 1976) is a Japanese feminist poet, writer and singer. She lives in Tokyo, Japan. Mieko Kawakami grew up in a poor single-parent family. She was a singer, hostess and was best known in Japan as a blogger. She wrote poetry and short stories. Her first novel Hevun won the Murasaki Shikibu Prize… Lees verder Mieko Kawakami