Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Wayne Robert Teasdale: (16 January 1945 – 20 October 2004). Catholic monk, author and teacher from Connecticut, best known as an energetic proponent of mutual understanding between the world’s religions, for an interfaith dialogue which he termed “interspirituality”. He was also an active campaigner on issues of social justice. Teasdale was inspired by Bede Griffiths… Lees verder Wayne Teasdale

Markus M. Ronner: (* 21 June 1938 in Bern; † 26 February 2022). Swiss theologian, publicist and journalist. Ronner became known for his aphorisms critical of the times and a series of quotation manuals. She complained about the many kilos she would regain between Christmas and New Year and passed those between New Year and… Lees verder Markus M. Ronner

François-Jules Simon Suisse: Or Jules-François Simon. (Lorient, 27 December 1814 – Paris, 8 June 1896). French philosopher and politician. Friendship does not seek equality, it produces it.

Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley: (Nine Miles, 6 February 1945 – Miami, 11 May 1981). Jamaican reggae artist. He is nicknamed The King of Reggae. He was one of the main people responsible for the breakthrough of reggae outside Jamaica and was also considered an important champion of the rasta faith. Marley had reggae hits all… Lees verder Bob Marley

Abu Hamid ibn Muhammad al-Ghazālī : (Toes, Khorasan) – 1058 verm. Nishapur or Toes, 19 December 1111). Persian Muslim, jurist and Mujaddid imam. In the West, he is known as Algazel. He is the only Islamic scholar to hold the title Huddjat al-islaam (proof of Islam) and is considered one of the greatest Islamic scholars… Lees verder Al Ghazãlī

Joan Didion: (December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021). American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe. Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?

Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak: (born 21 May 1938). Swedish film director. After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with As It Is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated… Lees verder Kay Pollak

Joseph Conrad: (3 December 1857 – Bishopsbourne, 3 August 1924). Polish-English novelist and prose writer. He was born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in Berdychiv, the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His novels mostly deal with dangerous life at sea and exotic places. Conrad is considered one of the greatest novelists in English-language literature. The belief in… Lees verder Joseph Conrad

Harvey Kurtzman: (October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993). American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and writing the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988. His work is noted for its satire and parody of popular culture, social… Lees verder Harvey Kurtzman

Irvin David Yalom: (Washington D.C., 13 June 1931). American writer and psychiatrist. I dream of alove that is more than two people craving to possess one another.