Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

Bayard Taylor: (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878). American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States… Lees verder Bayard Taylor

David Peter Gray: (born 13 June 1968). British singer-songwriter. Having released his debut album in 1993, he received worldwide attention with White Ladder five years later, particularly for the hit single “Babylon”. White Ladder was the first of three chart-toppers in six years for Gray in the UK, where it became the fifth best-selling album… Lees verder David Gray

Joan Alison Smith: (born 27 August 1953). English journalist and novelist, who is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN and was the Executive Director of Hacked Off. Prose and drama are well enough for winter, but when nature swells the darling buds of May, my… Lees verder Joan Smith

Edwin Farnham Butler III: (born April 14, 1980). American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire with Josh Deu and his wife Régine Chassagne. Month of May, everybody’s in love, and the city was sent from above, and just when I knew what I wanted to say, the… Lees verder Win Butler

I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers. Of April, May, or June, and July flowers.

Carolyn Wells: (June 18, 1862 — March 26, 1942). American mystery author and a poetess. In December, people give no thought to the past or the future. They think only of the present. Oh, it was a merry, gladsome day when the April Fool met the Queen of May. She had roguish eyes and golden… Lees verder Carolyn Wells

William Byrd: (Lincoln (?), circa 1543 – Stondon, Essex (?), 4 July 1623). English composer. He was one of the greatest composers of his generation. His name is also sometimes mentioned as Bird, Byrde and Byred. His birth and death dates are not known with certainty. Also, that his birthplace would be Lincoln in Lincolnshire,… Lees verder William Byrd

George MacDonald: (Huntly, 10 December 1824 – Ashtead, 18 September 1905). Scottish author, poet and minister. MacDonald became best known for his sweeping fairy tales and fantasy books. His own works inspired later writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Lewis described MacDonald as ‘his master’: “I once picked up the book Phantastes in a… Lees verder George MacDonald