Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: (Geneva, Switzerland, 28 June 1712 – Ermenonville, France, 2 July 1778). Pioneering philosopher and writer. He influenced literature, pedagogy and politics. Besides being a philosopher and pedagogue, Rousseau was also a composer. He composed seven operas and other musical pieces. He was also a lover of botany. He is also known for his… Lees verder Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emanuel von Geibel: (17 October 1815 – 6 April 1884) was a German poet and playwright. However clever the lie, in the end it always breaks its leg. Canst thou not speak the truth out of virtue, do it out of intelligence.

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins: (Port Talbot, Wales, 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor and composer. His probably best-known role is that of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the 1991 Oscar for best male lead. He received an Oscar nomination for the role of butler Stevens in The… Lees verder Anthony Hopkins

Sendhil Mullainathan: (born c. 1973). American professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2018-2024. He is the author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (with Eldar Shafir). He was hired with… Lees verder Sendhil Mullainathan

John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda: (August 8, 1913 – September 26, 1984). American broadcaster and sports announcer. He was a fixture on Philadelphia radio and television for decades, and achieved national fame as a narrator for NFL Films and Football Follies. Through his work with NFL Films, Facenda was known by many National Football… Lees verder John Facenda

Nelda Hartmann: American poet. Cherryville, North Carolina, USA. Bare branches of each tree on this chilly January morn look so cold, so forlorn. Gray skies dip ever so low, left from yesterday’s dusting of snow. Yet in the heart of each tree waiting for each who wait to see new life as warm sun and… Lees verder Nelda Hartmann

Patricia Highsmith: Born Mary Patricia Plangman (Fort Worth (Texas), 19 January 1921 – Locarno, 4 February 1995). American writer known mainly for a number of psychological thrillers. She also wrote many short stories. She was born in the United States but lived most of her life in France. She also wrote under the pseudonym Claire… Lees verder Patricia Highsmith

Betsy Cañas Garmon: American writer and coach from Atlanta, Nashville, USA. Somewhere along the way, I realized that the new year doesn’t begin for me in January.        

Hypatia: (Alexandria, c. 350-370 – there, March 415). Greek mathematician, philosopher and astronomer. She has been called the first female mathematician. She lived in Alexandria, in Egypt, and taught mathematics and Neoplatonic philosophy. Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.

Michael Caine: Born as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. (Rotherhithe, London, 14 March 1933). English film actor. January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out.