Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra: (born Lorenzo Pietro Berra; May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015). American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was an 18-time All-Star and… Lees verder Yogi Berra

Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell: (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964). British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess. She never married but became passionately attached to Russian painter Pavel Tchelitchew, and her home… Lees verder Edith Sitwell

Kazuaki Tanahashi: (October 4, 1933). Accomplished Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, author and translator of Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English, most notably works by Dogen (he began his translation of Shobogenzo in his twenties). He first met Shunryu Suzuki in 1964, and upon reading Suzuki’s book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind he stated, “I… Lees verder Kazuaki Tanahashi

Gustave Le Bon: (Nogent-le-Rotrou, 7 May 1841 – Paris, 15 December 1931). French sociologist, mass psychologist and psychologist. He studied to be a doctor and practised that profession for many years. He also published books and articles. Friendship is more often a way out than a way in for love.

Louise Marie Kaufmann: Danish writer and Instagram blogger, lives in Odense. Sometimes, the mind knowns the answer, but the heart does not like it.

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.