Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Julian Patrick Barnes: (Leicester, 19 January 1946). British writer. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages; his best-known work is 1984’s Flaubert’s Parrot. Besides his own name, Barnes also uses several pseudonyms such as Dan Kavanagh, Edward Pygge and Basil Seal. A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for… Lees verder Julian Barnes

Johann Gottlieb Fichte: (Rammenau near Bischofswerda, 19 May 1762 – Berlin, 29 January 1814) German philosopher and orator. Fichte was inspired by Immanuel Kant and is considered the founder and first great representative of German idealism. His work falls between the criticism of Kant and the spirit of Hegel. His son Immanuel became a theologian… Lees verder Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Raquel Franco: Bi-racial poet living in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is the author of When the Bee Stings and her work has been featured in Thought Catalog and Rattle Magazine. And the sun took a step back, the leaves rocked themselves to sleep, and autumn woke up.

Delia Owens: (born April 4, 1949). American author, zoologist, and conservationist. She is best known for her 2018 novel Where the Crawdads Sing. Owens was born and grew up in southern Georgia, where she spent most of her life in or near true wilderness. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the… Lees verder Delia Owens

Isaac Shapiro: (born 1931). American lawyer with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He is an expert in Soviet law, Japanese law, and served as the president of Japan Society. He has also written widely about Japan and Japanese-American relations. Anything you don’t want to experience, you carry with you.        

Erik van Zuydam: Dutch author of, among others, ‘The discovery of the NOW’ Gives retreats in the Netherlands and Belgium including through Oxygen Breath Therapy. With everything you do to achieve freedom, you keep it from you. Everything that lives has the innate urge to blossom. The only thing that prevents man from developing himself… Lees verder Erik van Zuydam

Angela Bitonti: Belgian life coach and clothing webshop owner. It is not that one drop that makes the bucket overflow. It’s those countless drops before that.      

Simon Vestdijk: (Harlingen, 17 October 1898 – Utrecht, 23 March 1971) . Dutch novelist, poet, essayist, translator, music critic and physician. Vestdijk grew up in Harlingen as the only child of a PE teacher and showed an interest in music, reading and the visual arts from an early age. He went to the HBS in… Lees verder Simon Vestdijk

René Émile Char: (14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988). French poet and member of the French Resistance. A poet must leave traces, not evidence. Only traces awaken dreams.      

Ludwig Tieck: (Berlin, 31 May 1773 – there, 28 April 1853). German writer of the Romantic era. Selfishness is the cliff that shatters every friendship.