Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Georges Van Acker: (Eeklo, May 18, 1919 – Bruges, April 25, 2003). Joris Van Acker was a Flemish writer. Van Acker was an employee of the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS) and, as a socialist leader, a member of the executive bureau of the General Central of Public Services (ACOD), Railway section. During the… Lees verder Georges van Acker

For a true dialogue you have to assume that the other person might be right.

Alysia Nicole Harris: American poet based out of Atlanta. She is a Cave Canem fellow, was twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and won the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize in 2014 and 2015.[1] She has performed spoken word poetry in Germany, Canada, Slovakia, South Africa, and the UK, and at the United Nations.   The… Lees verder Alysia Harris

Christoph Martin Wieland: (Oberholzheim, September 5, 1733 – Weimar, January 20, 1813). German Rococo writer. He represents, as the only German author of significance, a movement called humorous classicism. All too often the gods are mere wire puppets of their priests.                            

Ono no Komachi: ( c. 825 – c. 900). Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. She also counts among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Almost nothing of Komachi’s… Lees verder Ono No Komachi

Arthur Schopenhauer: (Danzig, 22 February 1788 – Frankfurt am Main, 21 September 1860). German philosopher who formulated a distinctly pessimistic world view. He is also known as a great stylist. His best-known work is Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (1818, 1844) in which he sets out his own metaphysics: behind the sensory world is… Lees verder Arthur Schopenhauer

Bruno Alfred Döblin: (German: [10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957). German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929)’. A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Döblin is one of the most important figures of German literary… Lees verder Alfred Döblin

Hayao Miyazaki: (Miyazaki Hayao; Tokyo, 5 January 1941). Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author and mangaka. His breakthrough in the West came mainly from the great success of Spirited Away, an animated film that was awarded ‘Best Animated Feature’ at the 75th Oscar ceremony in 2003. In Japan, the film was so well attended… Lees verder Hayao Miyazaki

Sigmund Graff: Born on 7 January 1898 in Roth, Bavaria, Germany. German writer, journalist and playwright A versatile author who wrote various types of literature: Ballads and songs, poems, plays and aphoristics Known for works such as “Der Etappenhase” (1937) and “Die vier Musketiere” (1934) Graff was active as a writer throughout much of the… Lees verder Sigmund Graff

The truth in politics is any statement that cannot be proven to be a lie.