Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

William Browne: (born 1591?, Tavistock, Devonshire, Eng.—died 1645?) English poet, author of Britannia’s Pastorals (1613–16) and other pastoral and miscellaneous verse. Browne studied at the University of Oxford and entered the Inner Temple in 1611. Between 1616 and 1621 he lived in France. In 1623 he became tutor to Robert Dormer, the future Earl of… Lees verder William Browne

Melody Beattie: (born on July 2, 1948). American author of self-help books on codependent relationships. Gratitude turns what we have into enough.    

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr: (Richmond (Virginia), 10 July 1943 – New York, 6 February 1993) was a tennis player from the United States of America. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.              

Louis Dearborn L’Amour: (March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988). American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work “frontier stories”. His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. There will come a time when you… Lees verder Louis L’Amour

Josiyah Martin: American writer. The magic of a new beginning is truly the most powerful of all.        

Carl Bard: AKA Carl Sandburg. American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. While no one can go back and make a brand new beginning, everyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.  … Lees verder Carl Bard

Emil Mihai Cioran: (Rășinari, 8 April 1911 – Paris, 20 June 1995). Romanian-French philosopher, who published several works in Romanian and French. In the shadow of existentialism, he elaborated his own thinking, which can be called ‘existential pessimism’. His work is known for its pervasive philosophical pessimism with themes such as futility, temporality, antinatalism, irony… Lees verder Emil Cioran

Mary Shelley: Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. (London, 30 August 1797 – there, 1 February 1851) English writer. The beginning is always today.        

Toon Verhoeven: Dutch writer. (1941-2017) Known for the section Terzijde in the newspaper Vrij Nederland. The one-liners were one of the pillars of the magazine. In 2003, creator Toon Verhoeven retired. Introvert: dreaming of having a nightmare.

Karl Wolf Biermann: (Hamburg, 15 November 1936). Political poet and singer from Germany. Biermann’s work is centred on a divided Germany and fundamentally criticised the Stalinist regime of the former East Germany. I am afraid of people who only ever love humanity and never individual people.