Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Thomas Aquinas: Aquinas or Thomas Aquinas. (Roccasecca, ± 1225 – Priverno, Fossanova Abbey, 7 March 1274). Italian philosopher and theologian, counted among the scholastics. He is the most influential systematic thinker in theological and philosophical fields of the Middle Ages. His works remained highly regarded in the Catholic Church for centuries.        

Gustav Mahler: (Kalischt, 7 July 1860 – Vienna, 18 May 1911) was a Bohemian-born and raised Austrian composer and conductor of Jewish descent. Mahler was considered one of the most important conductors of his time. He was active at the opera houses of Budapest and Hamburg, among others, and at the court opera in Vienna.… Lees verder Gustav Mahler

Alexander Pola: Artist name of Abraham Polak. (Haarlem, 27 June 1914 – Amsterdam, 12 October 1992). Dutch actor, lyricist and comedian.   If everyone made it to the top, the valley would become a boring place.

Anne Rice: Born as Howard Allen O’Brien. (New Orleans (Louisiana), 4 October 1941 – Rancho Mirage (California), 11 December 2021). American writer. She wrote gothic novels, Christian books and erotic literature, and was the author of several popular book series. Among her works are The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches. The… Lees verder Anne Rice

Aurobindo Ghose: (Calcutta, 15 August 1872 – Puducherry, 5 December 1950). Indian nationalist and freedom fighter, yogi, guru, Hindu mystic, philosopher and poet. He was one of India’s leading independence fighters. He was the founder of integral yoga. Mirra Alfassa, his French companion who later organised the ashram he founded as ‘Mother’, founded the Auroville… Lees verder Sri Aurobindo

Maksim Gorki: Pseudonym of Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov. (Nizhny Novgorod, 28 March [O.T.: 16 March] 1868 – Moscow, 18 June 1936). Russian novelist and playwright. The pseudonym stands for: the Greatest Bitter. Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.

William Melvin Hicks: (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994). American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy. The Freedom: All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. We’re all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There’s… Lees verder Bill Hicks

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve: (Amsterdam, 14 December 1923 – Zulte, East Flanders, 8 April 2006). Gerard Kornelis van het Reve, was a Dutch writer and poet. His best-known works are De avonden (novel, 1947), Werther Nieland (novella, 1949), Op weg naar het einde (epistolary prose, 1963) and Nader tot U (prose, 1966). Together with… Lees verder Gerard Reve

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: (Ober-Ramstadt near Darmstadt, 1 July 1742 – Göttingen, 24 February 1799). German writer, satirist and the first German professor of experimental physics. Like Voltaire, he showed a great admiration for England. The highest degree of political freedom is directly related to despotism. What makes true friendship, and even more so the happy… Lees verder Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch: (Wiedensahl, in present-day Samtgemeinde Niedernwöhren, 15 April 1832 – Mechtshausen, municipality of Seesen, 9 January 1908). German poet, cartoonist and illustrator. His best-known creations are Max und Moritz (1865) and Die fromme Helene (1872). Tolerance is good, but not towards the intolerant. Envy is the sincerest form of recognition. The hedgehog… Lees verder Wilhelm Busch