Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Sigurd Ferdinand Olson: (April 4, 1899 – January 13, 1982). American writer, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. For more than thirty years, he served as a wilderness guide in the lakes and forests of the Quetico-Superior country of northern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. He was known honorifically as the Bourgeois — a… Lees verder Sigurd F. Olson

Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff: (Ratibor, 10 March 1788 – Neisse, 26 November 1857). German writer and poet of the Romantic period. It is not dreams and vain delusion that distinguish the poet from the people. What he ardently builds, loves, and suffers, that is true life.

Gabriel García Márquez: (Aracataca, Colombia, 6 March 1927 – Mexico City, 17 April 2014). Also called Gabo, Colombian writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also a publicist, journalist and political activist. García Márquez was considered an important exponent of magical realism. There is always something left to love. Even in… Lees verder Gabriel García Márquez

Joseph Allen: Singer, songwriter, and producer. He’s known for his golden-buzzer winning performances on America’s Got Talent 2019 and his appearance on 2020’s season of MTV’s The Challenge: Double Agents, as well as for his fresh and unique take on writing and producing music. The day people understand this image, everything will change.    … Lees verder Joseph Allen

Desmond Mpilo Tutu: (Klerksdorp, 7 October 1931 – Cape Town, 26 December 2021). South African cleric and human rights activist. He was the first black archbishop of the Anglican Church in Cape Town and received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the fight against apartheid on 16 October 1984. He was chairman of… Lees verder Desmond Tutu

Marc Parent: Canadian aphorist and author. Former Montreal city police director. If January is the month of change, February is the month of lasting change. January is for dreamers. February is for doers.

Rita Süßmuth: Born as Rita Kickuth. (Wuppertal, 17 February 1937). German politician (CDU). From 1988 to 1998, she was chairwoman of the Bundestag. It is a dangerous path to constantly call for leaders to tell us where to go.

Bruce Coville: (Syracuse (New York), 16 May 1950). American author of children’s and young adult books. He was born in Syracuse, New York State, and has continued to live there except when he went to study at Duke University in New York. Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people — they always go… Lees verder Bruce Coville

Humanity is greater than status. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. Unexpected friendships are the best. The forest doesn´t ask you to be more than you are. It welcomes you as you are – quiet, messy, still growing. That’s enough. One who believes in himself, has no need to convince others. We all… Lees verder Author unknown II

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine: (Mâcon, 21 October 1790 – Paris, 28 February 1869). French poet, historian and statesman. An empire, glory, freedom, everything is taken away by time.