Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Francis Henry King: 4 March 1923 – 3 July 2011). British novelist and short-story writer. He worked for the British Council for 15 years, with positions in Europe and Japan. For 25 years, he was a chief book reviewer for the Sunday Telegraph, and for 10 years its theatre critic. On this June day, the… Lees verder Francis King

Sara Coleridge: (23 December 1802 – 3 May 1852). English author and translator. She was the third child and only daughter of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his wife Sara Fricker. Her first works were translations from Latin and medieval French. She then married and had several children for whom she wrote instructive verses.… Lees verder Sara Coleridge

James Rusell Lowell: (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 22 February 1819 – there, 12 August 1891). American poet, essayist, publisher, college professor and diplomat. Lowell belonged to the group of the Fireside Poets. And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.

I’m old enough now to tell the truth. That is one of the privileges of old age.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón: (Barcelona, 25 September 1964 – Los Angeles, 19 June 2020). Spanish novelist. He became known worldwide with the publication in 2001 of his novel La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind) and wrote several novels, children’s books and some film scripts. He was winner of numerous literary awards and his… Lees verder Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The man who claims freedom thinks of happiness.

Not the years make you old. You grow old by letting go of your ideals.

Let us keep the dance of rain our fathers kept and tread our dreams beneath the jungle sky.

I am under no obligation to make sense to you.

Tennis is basically the same as ping-pong. Only, in tennis, the players are on the table.