Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Dean Martin: Born as Dino Paul Crocetti. (Steubenville (Ohio) USA, 7 June 1917 – Beverly Hills (California) USA, 25 December 1995). American film actor, singer, comedian and TV personality. Baby, it’s cold outside. In a tuxedo, I’m a star. In regular clothes, I’m a nobody.

People mature at different stages and I feel I’m learning a lot.

Routine is the woodworm of happiness.

There is absolutely nothing that cannot be learned.

William Cowper: (14 April 1800 – 25 April 1800). English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel… Lees verder William Cowper

John Beverley Nichols: (9 September 1898 – 15 September 1983). English writer, playwright and public speaker. He wrote more than 60 books and plays. They came on one of April’s most brilliant days – a day as sparkling as a newly-washed lemon – a day when even the shadows were a melange of blue and… Lees verder Beverley Nichols

If you want to be free, all you have to do is let go.

Peter van Geest: Owner of this website, fond of proverbs and sayings. Born: 18 November 1952, Maasdijk, then municipality of Naaldwijk, now municipality of Westland, The Netherlands. See:  Introduction Peter van Geest. We must remember that we are all part of the universe. Any of us acting contrary to the good of the universe hurts… Lees verder Peter van Geest

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (von) Schlegel: (Hannover, March 10, 1772 – Dresden, January 12, 1829). German literary figure, literary theorist, art critic, poet, philosopher, and translator. He is considered one of the pioneers of comparative linguistics. By writing and publishing fragments, Schlegel attempted to build a philosophical encyclopedia.[1] Schlegel gave German Romanticism, a term that only… Lees verder Friedrich von Schlegel

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary. Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean… Lees verder Thomas Alva Edison