Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Edith Lovejoy Pierce: (1904-1983). English poet who, as a newlywed, moved to Illinois with her American husband in 1929. She is the author of several books of poetry including In This Our Day (1944), Therefore Choose Life (1947, Harper & Brothers), and White Wake in the Sea (1966). She also translated the prayer book With… Lees verder Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Giambattista Casti: (* 29 August 1724 in Acquapendente; † 5 February 1803 in Paris). Italian poet and satirist. We often dream of what we want.  

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: (Besançon, 15 January 1809 – Passy (Seine) near Paris, 16 January 1865). French self-taught economist, sociologist and theorist of socialism who is considered one of the first anarchist thinkers. Proudhon was the first person to call himself an anarchist and he introduced the word anarchism in 1840. He opposed authoritarian socialism and capitalism.… Lees verder Pierre Joseph Proudhon

Maria Salomea (Marie) Skłodowska-Curie: (Warsaw, 7 November 1867 – Passy, 4 July 1934). Polish-French chemist and physicist. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, receiving two Nobel prizes and discovering the elements polonium and radium. Known in her second homeland France as Marie Curie, she is often referred to as Madame Curie, which… Lees verder Marie Curie

Wayne Robert Teasdale: (16 January 1945 – 20 October 2004). Catholic monk, author and teacher from Connecticut, best known as an energetic proponent of mutual understanding between the world’s religions, for an interfaith dialogue which he termed “interspirituality”. He was also an active campaigner on issues of social justice. Teasdale was inspired by Bede Griffiths… Lees verder Wayne Teasdale

Markus M. Ronner: (* 21 June 1938 in Bern; † 26 February 2022). Swiss theologian, publicist and journalist. Ronner became known for his aphorisms critical of the times and a series of quotation manuals. She complained about the many kilos she would regain between Christmas and New Year and passed those between New Year and… Lees verder Markus M. Ronner

François-Jules Simon Suisse: Or Jules-François Simon. (Lorient, 27 December 1814 – Paris, 8 June 1896). French philosopher and politician. Friendship does not seek equality, it produces it.

Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley: (Nine Miles, 6 February 1945 – Miami, 11 May 1981). Jamaican reggae artist. He is nicknamed The King of Reggae. He was one of the main people responsible for the breakthrough of reggae outside Jamaica and was also considered an important champion of the rasta faith. Marley had reggae hits all… Lees verder Bob Marley

Abu Hamid ibn Muhammad al-Ghazālī : (Toes, Khorasan) – 1058 verm. Nishapur or Toes, 19 December 1111). Persian Muslim, jurist and Mujaddid imam. In the West, he is known as Algazel. He is the only Islamic scholar to hold the title Huddjat al-islaam (proof of Islam) and is considered one of the greatest Islamic scholars… Lees verder Al Ghazãlī

Joan Didion: (December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021). American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe. Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?