Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: (Portland, Maine, 27 February 1807 – Cambridge, Massachusetts, 24 March 1882). American educator and poet whose works include Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was one of the five Fireside Poets. Softly the evening came with the sunset. Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows… Lees verder Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Whoever intends to be happy every day determines the circumstances and does not allow himself to be determined by circumstances.

Isaak Öztürk: German writer of Turkish descent. Born on 28 October 1988 in Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württhemberg Germany. Öztürk started writing when he was 14 years old. His main event was a love he has never lost in his life and will never lose. Nobody is too busy to reach out to you. It just depends… Lees verder Isaak Öztürk

We see the world not as it is, but as we are. The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand, we listen to reply.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich: (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907). American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the “bad boy’s… Lees verder Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Karen Joy Fowler: (Bloomington, 7 February 1950). American writer of science fiction, fantasy and literary fiction. Her awards include the Campbell Award, three World Fantasy Awards, two Nebula Awards and a PEN/Faulkner Award. Fowler co-founded the James Tiptree Jr. Award with Pat Murphy himself in 1991. Lots of people go mad in January. Not as… Lees verder Karen Joy Fowler

Thomas Buchanan Read: (March 12, 1822 – May 11, 1872). American poet and painter. His portraits include many famous individuals including Robert Browning, Joseph Harrison Jr., William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alfred Tennyson. May has come in, young May the beautiful, weaving the sweetest chaplet of the year. Along the eastern… Lees verder Thomas Buchanan Read

John Henry Newman: (London, 21 February 1801 – Birmingham, 11 August 1890). English theologian and convert to the Catholic faith. In 1879, he was created cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. He chose as his motto of arms Cor ad cor loquitur (the heart speaks to the heart). He was not ordained a bishop. May, on… Lees verder John Henry Newman

Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon: (January 12, 1829 – September 20, 1879). Born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins. Canadian writer and poet. She was “one of the first English-Canadian writers to depict French Canada in a way that earned the praise of, and resulted in her novels being read by, both anglophone and francophone Canadians.” Oh! Gladly do we… Lees verder Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon

William ‘Smokey’ Robinson, Jr: (Detroit, 19 February 1940). American R&B and Soul singer and music producer. He was vice president of record company Motown Records between 1961 and 1988. I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.