Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Avram Noam Chomsky: (Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 7 December 1928). American linguist, philosopher, media critic and political activist. Chomsky is professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A founder of generative linguistics, he is the most influential linguist of the 20th century. Between 1980 and 1992, he was the most cited author in scientific… Lees verder Noam Chomsky

Show me a great actor and I’ll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you’ve seen the devil.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: (Taganrog, Russia, 29 January 1860 – Badenweiler, Germany, 15 July 1904). Russian writer, mainly of plays and short stories. Chekhov is counted among the greats of literary history. Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. People don’t notice if it’s August or December… Lees verder Anton Chekhov

Osamu Dazai: (Japanese: 太宰治, Dazai Osamu) (Goshogawara, 19 June 1909 – Tokyo, 13 June 1948). Osamu Dazai was born as the tenth of eleven children under the name Shuji Tsushima (津島修治, Tsushima Shuji). He was the eighth child of a wealthy landowner and politician in Kanagi, now Goshogawara, who survived. One of the most famous… Lees verder Osamu Dazai

If you write well, you don’t have to dress funny.

Fascism, if it ever returns, will undoubtedly present itself in the garb of anti-fascism.

Theocritus : (/θiːˈɒkrɪtəs/; Ancient Greek: Θεόκριτος, Theokritos; Sicilian: Tiòcritu, Teocritu;). Born c. 300 BC, died after 260 BC). Greek poet from Sicily, Magna Graecia, and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry. Little is known of Theocritus beyond what can be inferred from his writings. We must, however, handle these with some caution, since some… Lees verder Theocritus

The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains. She wore flowers in her hair and carried magic secrets in her eyes. The only dream worth having…is to live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead.

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy: (9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910). Usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy. Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel… Lees verder Leo Tolstoy

Hermann Karl Hesse: ( Calw, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire, July 1877 – Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland, 9 August 1962). German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred… Lees verder Hermann Hesse