Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Alfonso X: (also known as the Wise, Spanish: el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284). King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1 June 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germany on 1 April. He renounced his claim to… Lees verder Alfonso X of Castile

I curled closer to May, comforted by her warmth.

You know, you only get one family, and you have to make it work.

Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.

Geoffrey Chaucer: (London?, c. 1343 – possibly 25 October 1400) Considered the most important writer in Middle English literature. He was the creator of some of the most acclaimed works of poetry in world literature. Chaucer was not only an exceptionally gifted author and poet, but also led a busy public life as a soldier,… Lees verder Geoffrey Chaucer

Alice Ann Munro: (born Laidlaw), (Wingham (Ontario), 10 July 1931 – Port Hope (Ontario), 13 May 2024). Canadian short-story writer. In May 2009, she was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for her entire body of work. In 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as ‘Master of the contemporary short story’. Munro… Lees verder Alice Munro

It’s not the world that needs to change. It is our consciousness that we must raise.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.

Eugen Berthold Friedrich (Bertolt) Brecht: (Augsburg, German Empire, 10 February 1898 – East Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 14 August 1956). German poet, (stage) writer, stage director and literary critic. Anyone who doesn’t know the truth is just a fool. But whoever knows it and calls it a lie is a criminal. A theater is a… Lees verder Bertold Brecht

You are here on earth to learn.