Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Martin J. “Marty” Rubin: (June 4, 1929 – February 14, 1994). South Florida gay activist, author and journalist. The Thebans was Florida’s first gay motorcycle club, founded in 1974. The biker group published the Theban, hosted the annual run known as the Theban Sun, and was a founding member of the Southern Conference of Motorcycle… Lees verder Marty Rubin

Thomas Stearns Eliot: (Saint Louis (Missouri), 26 September 1888 – London, 4 January 1965). American-British poet, playwright, cultural philosopher and literary critic. He was one of the most important figures in 20th-century literature and one of the greatest innovators of poetry, receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. April is the cruelest month, breeding… Lees verder T. S. Eliot

Christopher Darlington Morley: (May 5, 1890 – March 28, 1957). American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet. He also produced stage productions for a few years and gave college lectures. April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks, “Go!” That’s why I call this place the Haunted Bookshop. Haunted by the ghosts of the… Lees verder Christopher Morley

Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime, and too sleepy to worry at night.

In our present times, the governments are best served by mediocre people who submit to everything. Striving for highly independent learning is not only not encouraged, but also feared.

Freedom is man’s desire to control his actions.

I always want to keep moving musically and trying new things.

Rosa Luxemburg: (Zamość, 5 March 1871 – Berlin, 15 January 1919). German Marxist politician, philosopher and revolutionary. She was born Rozalia Luxenburg into a Polish-Jewish middle-class family, in Weichselland, or Russian Poland. Her later surname Luxembourg can probably be traced back to a spelling error at the civil registry. Freedom only for supporters of the… Lees verder Rosa Luxemburg

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld: (Jönköping, 29 July 1905 – Ndola, 18 September 1961) Swedish diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 10 April 1953 until 18 September 1961 when he died as a result of a plane crash during his peacekeeping mission in Congo. Hammarskjöld was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize… Lees verder Dag Hammarskjöld

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso: (Málaga, 25 October 1881 – Mougins, 8 April 1973). Spanish painter, draughtsman, sculptor, graphic artist, jewellery designer and ceramist. He was one of Spain’s best-known painters. The meaning of life is to find your gift.… Lees verder Pablo Picasso