Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

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

In heaven, would hell be called earth?

In a bowl to the sea, went wise men three. On a brilliant night of June, they carried a net, and their hearts were set on fishing up the moon.

William Blake: (Londen, 28 november 1757 – aldaar, 12 augustus 1827). Engelse schrijver, dichter, tekenaar, schilder en graveur. In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in… Lees verder William Blake

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