Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Also spelt as (von) Leibnitz. (Leipzig, 1 July 1646 – Hanover, 14 November 1716). Versatile German mathematician, philosopher, logician, physicist, historian, jurist and diplomat, considered one of the greatest thinkers of the 17th century. He developed more or less simultaneously with, but independently of, Isaac Newton a branch of mathematics known as… Lees verder Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Remy de Gourmont: (Bazoches-au-Houlme, 4 April 1858 – Paris, 27 September 1915). French writer, poet and critic. He is mainly counted among the movement of Symbolism. Herfst is zo vreugdevol en zoet als een voortijdig einde.

Sir John van de Bergen: No details known. The magic of autumn has gripped the countryside; now that summer is over, the time is ripe for reflection.    

Mary Anne Evans: (Nuneaton, 22 November 1819 – London, 22 December 1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English writer and poet. She was also a journalist and translator. She is counted among the most important writers of the Victorian era. Evans wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the… Lees verder George Eliot

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