Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

John Donne: (born 1571 or 1572 died – 31 March 1631). English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under Royal Patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical… Lees verder John Donne

Shira Tamir: Jewish-American blogger. Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never seen them dancing on a windy day.        

Herman Melville: (New York, 1 August 1819 – there, 28 September 1891). American writer of novels, novellas, and poems. His best-known works are the novels Typee (1846) and Moby-Dick (1851) and the novellas Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853) and Benito Cereno (1855). In his time, South Sea adventures were a popular literary genre in the United… Lees verder Herman Melville

Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt: (22 April 1819 – 19 April 1892). German author. The value of true friendship, which is so rare, can only be appreciated in old age. Young people have no idea.        

Friedrich Sieburg: (1893–1964). German journalist. He was born in Altena and died in Gärtringen. The full enjoyment of freedom includes its abuse.          

Neil deGrasse Tyson: (New York, 5 October 1958) American astrophysicist and science communicator. His research interests include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies and the structure of the Milky Way. He does this using information from the Hubble Space Telescope and telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona and in the Chilean Andes. Dreams about the… Lees verder Neil deGrasse Tyson

Marcel Exel: Born ( 02-03-1965 ) and raised in Emmen. Magnetiser, massages, spiritual healer. If the train is not running, it cannot be late either.      

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon: (Liege, 12 or 13 February[4] 1903 – Lausanne, 4 September 1989). French-speaking Belgian writer. Simenon became best known to the general public as the author of 75 detective novels and 28 novellas about Maigret. He also wrote another 136 psychological novels and hundreds of other stories and novellas. He also initially… Lees verder Georges Simenon

Otto Weiss: Czech-Jewish writer and poet 1898-1944.   Thinking is so extraordinarily difficult that many prefer to judge. Fantasy is a gift from the gods, but so is lack of imagination. Without this lack, humanity would have long since lost the courage to live for.        

Why I love October Why do I love October? There is crimson and golden nuts in the forest, There is fruit in orchard and in hills; ‘This is the banquet hall of seasons’, When their purple wine is spilled; Enjoying splashes of colour, Where the richness of the year is worked. And so I love… Lees verder Mamie