Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Abd al-Kader, Abd al-Qâdir, Abdel Kader or Abd el-Kader (full name: Sidi El-Hadj Abd al-Kader Uled Mahiddin; Arabic: عبد القادر الجزائري). (Muaskar near Oran, 6 September 1807 or 1808 – Damascus, 26 May 1883). Algerian freedom fighter. His name means ‘Servant of the Almighty’ in English. When God wanted to create the horse, he said… Lees verder Emir Abd-el-Kader

Victoria Elizabeth Schwab: (born July 7, 1987). American writer. She is known for the 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, which was nominated for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She publishes children’s and young adult fiction books under the name Victoria Schwab. She… Lees verder V. E. Schwab

Sylvia Plath: (Boston (Massachusetts), 27 October 1932 – London, 11 February 1963). American poet, novelist and essayist. Although best known for her poetry, she also achieved fame with her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar (‘The Glass Bell Jar’), which detailed her struggle with depression. After her suicide, she became an icon to many. Posthumously, she… Lees verder Sylvia Plath

March is a month of storm and lust.

Reyna Mays: Known as “Reyna Biddy“, is a spoken word poet, author, and self-love enthusiast based in Los Angeles, California. Reyna is known for both her positive affirmations and poetry online. Her work welcomes in the lost, heals the broken, and gives hope to those who feel there’s none left. Reyna’s work is brutally honest,… Lees verder Reyna Biddy

Michael Ende (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, November 12, 1929 – Filderstadt-Bonlanden, August 28, 1995) German writer. He was the only son of Edgar Ende, a surrealist painter who was later banned from painting by the Nazis. At the age of six, he moved to Munich, where he attended grammar school. Towards the end of World War II, he… Lees verder Michael Ende

Just look at us. Everything is backwards. Everything is upside-down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information, and religion destroys spirituality.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli: (Florence, Florentine Republic, 3 May 1469 – there, 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, political philosopher, military strategist, historian, poet, playwright and humanist based in Florence during the Italian Renaissance. He is considered the founder of modern political science. He was secretary of the Second Chancellery of the Florentine… Lees verder Machiavelli

Ayn Rand: Born Али́са Зино́вьевна Розенба́ум (Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum), (Saint Petersburg, 2 February 1905 – New York, 6 March 1982). American novelist and philosopher. She was the founder of Objectivism, a philosophical movement. She grew up in Russia and left for the United States in 1926, where she assumed American citizenship not much later. Just… Lees verder Ayn Rand

Willem Frederik Hermans: (Amsterdam, 1 September 1921 – Utrecht, 27 April 1995). Dutch writer mainly of novels, novellas and contemplative prose. Typical of Hermans’ work are the close literary construction and the coherence between narrative style, plot and theme, which is essentially knowledge-theoretical. The best known of his 13 novels are The Dark Room of… Lees verder Willem Frederik Hermans