Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Baron Ernst von Feuchtersleben: (full name: Ernst Maria Johann Karl Freiherr von Feuchtersleben; 29 April 1806 – 3 September 1849). Austrian physician, poet and philosopher. He was a member of the von Feuchtersleben family. Plans are the dreams of the sensible.        

Sully Prudhomme: Born: René François Armand Prudhomme. (Paris, 16 March 1839 – Châtenay-Malabry, 7 September 1907). French writer. He was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901. His best-known poem is Le Vase brisé (1865), about an unhappy love. The birth of a right always means the death of a freedom.… Lees verder Sully Prudhomme

Johann Jakob Engel: (11 September 1741 – 28 June 1802). German author. To be calm, man does not have to think; he just has to dream.        

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent: (Oran (Algeria), 1 August 1936 – Paris, 1 June 2008). French fashion designer. Love, the most important thing in life. No, friendship is more important.      

François Désiré Pauwels: (Amsterdam, 25 October 1888 – Amstelveen, 8 January 1966). Dutch lawyer and writer. He began as a poet and later wrote novels based on his experience as a lawyer and prosecutor. He was a son of tenor Désiré Pauwels and dramatist Sophie van Biene. Solitude, you can only see it as a… Lees verder François Pauwels

Liza May Minnelli: (born March 12, 1946) American actress, singer and dancer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli has received numerous accolades, and is one of the few performers awarded a non-competitive EGOT. Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour and subject of the 2024 documentary,… Lees verder Liza May Minnelli

Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni: (Paris, 25 October 1713 – Paris, 7 December 1792) French actress and novelist. Love often hides under the guise of innocent friendship.            

Ferdinand Lassalle: (Breslau, 11 April 1825 – Geneva, 31 August 1864). German socialist theorist and politician. He was the founder in 1863 of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein (ADAV), one of the forerunners of the SPD. According to Lassalle, poverty is caused by the iron wage law. The iron wage law could only be lifted by… Lees verder Ferdinand Lassalle

Pierre Belfond: Born on 25 August 1933 in Paris and died in La Celle-Saint-Cloud on 24 May 2022, was the founder of Éditions Belfond. In friendship, it is important to be angry in time to avoid being ungrateful.        

Anthony D. Williams: (born 1974) Consultant, researcher, and author. He co-authored Wikinomics along with Don Tapscott and is a vice president of research with international think tank New Paradigm. His work has been featured in publications including Business Week and The Globe and Mail and the Times of India. Williams is also the CEO and… Lees verder Anthony Douglas Williams