Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

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.

Émile Zola: (Paris, 2 April 1840 – there, 29 September 1902). French writer and journalist. He is considered the foremost representative of the literary school of naturalists. Zola’s literary work was influenced by the works of Honoré de Balzac and Gustave Flaubert. We are like books. Most people only see the cover, the minority read… Lees verder Émile Zola

Robin Sharma: Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series. Sharma worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. He initially also self-published The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was then picked up for wider distribution… Lees verder Robin Sharma

Your intuition: The subconscious, inner sense by which almost all decisions are made, your internal GPS. I told you…

Richard Phillips Feynman: (New York, 11 May 1918 – Los Angeles, 15 February 1988) . American physicist and Nobel laureate. Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention.

Mason Cooley: (1927 – July 25, 2002). American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of the aphorisms Cooley developed was “The time I kill is killing me.” He was professor emeritus of French, speech and world literature at the College of Staten Island. He was also an assistant professor of English at Columbia University… Lees verder Mason Cooley

Louis-Philippe Robidoux: Canadian writer, poet, moralist and journalist born on 27 April 1897 in Stanbridge Station, Quebec, Louis-Philippe Robidoux died on 28 February 1957 at the age of 59 in Sherbrooke, a town located at the confluence of the Magog and Saint-François rivers in Quebec. His works include Toute la gamme (1924), Feuilles Volantes (1949)… Lees verder Louis-Philippe Robidoux

José Ortega y Gasset: (Madrid, 9 May 1883 – there, 18 October 1955). Influential Spanish philosopher, who achieved international fame with his book ‘La rebelión de las masas’ (The Revolt of the Hordes). He is associated with the Generation of ‘98 and made a mark on his country’s thinking and eventful politics in the first… Lees verder O. Gasset

Charles den Tex: (Box Hill, Australia, 21 April 1952). Dutch writer. Den Tex returned to the Netherlands with his parents at the age of five. He studied photography and film in London, worked in Paris and settled in the Netherlands in 1979 as an advertising copywriter and later a communications and management consultant. He wrote… Lees verder Charles den Tex

Sir Roger Vernon Scruton: (27 February 1944 – 12 January 2020). English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views. Editor from 1982 to 2001 of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on philosophy, art, music, politics, literature,… Lees verder Roger Scruton