Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Jacques Romain Georges Brel: (Schaerbeek, 8 April 1929 – Bobigny, 9 October1978). Belgian singer, composer and lyricist who became an international celebrity in the early 1960s. After retiring from the stage in 1967, he was active for some time as a film actor and director. During the most important part of his career, he worked… Lees verder Jacques Brel

Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre: (Arras, 6 May 1758 – Paris, 28 July 1794 or the 10th Thermidor of Year II). French lawyer, statesman and member of the National Convention and the Comité de salut public during the French Revolution. He rose to prominence during the Reign of Terror and was responsible for a large number of… Lees verder Maximilien de Robespierre

Jacques Bernardin Henri de Saint-Pierre: (Le Havre, 19 January 1737 – Éragny(Cergy-Pontoise), 21 January 1814). French engineer, world traveller, writer, botanist, vegetarian and professor of moral philosophy. Bernardin was the main representative of Rousseau’s Enlightenment ideas; with his ‘Études de la nature’ he influenced the Romantic writers of the 19th century. Friendship is a harmony… Lees verder Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Booker Taliaferro Washington: (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915). American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite. If you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams.

Louis Philippe, Marquis and Count of Ségur: (born on 10 September 1753 in Paris and died on 28 August 1830 in the same city). French gentleman of liberal leanings, officer in the American Revolution, diplomat, politician, historian, poet, but also chansonnier and goguettier. Friendship is the first need of the heart, no one can live… Lees verder Louis-Philippe de Ségur

Jakobus Cornelis (Jacques) Bloem: (Oudshoorn, 10 May 1887 – Kalenberg, 10 August 1966) Dutch poet and essayist on poetry. A freedom of happiness wants to be bestowed on those who only know how to stretch their hands.

Antonio Machado: In full Antonio Cipriano José María Machado Ruiz. (Seville, 26 July 1875 – Collioure, southern France, 22 February 1939). Spanish writer and poet. If living is good, it is better to dream, and better than any mother, to wake up.

Joyce Diane Bauer Brothers: (October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013). American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. In 1955, she won the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which established… Lees verder Joyce Brothers

Juul Kinnaer: (Born: 01/01/1900, Died: ?) Flemish poet and aphorist. Self-willed: someone who does not share your opinion.

François Charles Mauriac: (Bordeaux, 11 October 1885 – Paris, 1 September 1970). French writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is widely considered one of the most important French novelists of the 20th century. Reading is the gateway to an enchanted world. No friendship crosses a life path without leaving a mark… Lees verder François Mauriac