Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Pierre-Claude-Victor Boiste: (1765 – 24 April 1824). French lexicographer born in Paris. He is most famous as the editor of the Dictionnaire universel de la langue française, first published in 1800. Originally trained at the Dammartin-Juilly Royal Academy at Goële (now Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine et Marne), as a young man he studied law and became a… Lees verder Pierre-Claude-Victor Boiste

Berthold Auerbach: (28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882). German poet and author. He was the founder of the German “tendency novel”, in which fiction is used as a means of influencing public opinion on social, political, moral, and religious questions. Recognising the limits, the necessity of the law, that is freedom.      … Lees verder Berthold Auerbach

Gail Kathleen Godwin: (born June 18, 1937). American novelist and short story writer. Godwin has written 14 novels, two short story collections, three non-fiction books, and ten libretti. Her primary literary accomplishments are her novels, which have included five best-sellers and three finalists for the National Book Award. Most of her books are realistic fiction… Lees verder Gail Godwin

Du Fu or Tu Fu: (Gongyi, 712 – Xiangjiang, 770) (jiaxiang: Hubei, Xiangfan). Chinese poet during the Tang dynasty. A guest makes friendship overwrought; the longer he toasts, the leaner the hospitality becomes.

Kyong Ho Seonsa: (Hanja, Korea: 1849–1912). Famous Korean Sŏn master, and the 75th Patriarch of Korean Sŏn. His original name was Song Tonguk; and his dharma name was Sŏng’u. He is known as the reviver of modern Korean Sŏn Buddhism. Song Tonguk was born in southern Korea (Chŏnju, Chŏlla province), and entered the sangha at… Lees verder Kyong Ho

Maurice Bernard Sendak: (Brooklyn, New York, 10 June 1928 – Danbury, Connecticut, 8 May 2012). American author and illustrator of children’s books. His best-known work is the book Where the Wild Things Are (1963). The book was published in the Netherlands under the title Max and the Maximonsters. Sendak also wrote and illustrated an animated… Lees verder Maurice Sendak

Bamigboye Olurotimi: Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian writer, poet, techie and mentor from Lagos.   There is always an opportunity to start again and again. If the old ways are not working last year, look for better ways of doing it in the new year and start again afresh.  

L. R. Knost: American (Florida) award-winning author, feminist, and social justice activist, L.R.Knost, is the founder and director of the children’s rights advocacy and family consulting group, Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources. When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you’re standing under the sky.

Toshikazu Kawaguchi: (Osaka, 3 April 1971). Japanese writer, screenwriter and director. Don’t leave anything for later. Later, the coffee gets cold. Later, you lose interest. Later, the days turns into night. Later, people grow up. Later, people grow old. Later, life goes by. Later, you regret not doing something…when you had the change.

Gloria Marie Steinem: (Toledo (Ohio), 25 March 1934) Feminist, journalist and activist from the United States, active since the 1950s. She was a columnist for New York magazine and founder of Ms. In 1969, she published the article ‘After Black Power, Women’s Liberation’, which made her a feminist leader in the United States. In 2005,… Lees verder Gloria Steinem