Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Lao Zi: Also called: Lao Tzu, Lao ZI, Laozi, Lao Tse. (Originating from (jiaxiang) Henan, Zhoukou, Lüyi ). Chinese philosopher, usually placed in the 6th century BC, during the Period of Spring and Autumn, 604 BC. – 507 B.C. He is, according to Taoism itself, the main founder of Taoism. He may have lived later,… Lees verder Lao Tse (Lao Tzu, Lao Zi, Laozi)

Robin Robbins: American (Salt Lake City) author.                                                                                                … Lees verder Robin Robbins

May means long walks in the evenings, eating outside in the garden whenever possible, and lots of healthy, fresh salads to use up all the lovely summer veg that’s available.

Christina Georgina Rossetti: (London, 5 December 1830 – there 27 December 1894). English poet and prose writer. Much of her work is religious in nature and deals with renunciation of earthly love. Many of her poems also show a preoccupation with death. She posed as a model for a number of paintings by her brother… Lees verder Christina Georgina Rossetti

John Burroughs: (Roxbury, 3 April 1837 – Ashtabula County, 29 March 1921). American naturalist and essayist who was instrumental in the creation of the American conservation movement. Burroughs has been called the most important writer of nature essays after Thoreau. If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a… Lees verder John Burroughs

Richard L Ratliff: American writer and poet, born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, his midwest ties have built the foundation and setting for his poetry. He is a Purdue University graduate, with two years of engineering that turned into a degree in English Literature; along with being a two year letterman in wrestling. All of… Lees verder Richard L. Ratliff

John Milton: (London, 9 December 1608 – Chalfont St. Giles, 8 November 1674). English poet and polemicist. He was an official under the reign of Oliver Cromwell during the time of the English Commonwealth. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. No man can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest… Lees verder John Milton

William Watson: (London, 3 April 1715 – there, 10 May 1787). English botanist and physician, but he became best known for his work on electricity. Early in his career, he promoted Carl Linnaeus’s system in England. In 1746, he covered the inside and outside of the Leiden bottle (condenser, invented by Pieter van Musschenbroek) with… Lees verder William Watson

Baron Thurlow, of Thurlow in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 11 June 1792 for the lawyer and politician Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, with remainder to his younger brothers and the heirs male of their bodies. May! Queen of blossoms, and fulfilling flowers,… Lees verder Baron Thurlow

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce: (Dublin, 2 February 1882 – Zurich, 13 January 1941). Irish writer considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century. His main work is the novel Ulysses, considered the pinnacle of modernism. Winds of May that dance on the sea, dancing a ring-around in glee. From furrow to furrow,… Lees verder James Joyce