Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Gloria Fuertes García: (28 July 1917 – 27 November 1998). Spanish poet, author of children’s literature, and regular participant in children’s television shows. She was part of the post-war literary movement of postismo, and a member of the Generation of ’50. Her work focused on gender equality, pacifism, and environmentalism. A library is a second… Lees verder Gloria Fuertes

Yehudi Menuhin: Baron Menuhin. (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999). American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.… Lees verder Yehudi Menuhin

William Robertson Davies: (28 August 1913 – 2 December 1995) Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada’s best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished “men of letters”, a term Davies gladly accepted for himself. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate residential… Lees verder Robertson Davies

George Michael: Born Georgios Kyriacos Panagiotou. (East Finchley (London), 25 June 1963 – Goring-on-Thames, 25 December 2016). British pop singer, songwriter and music producer. Michael was one of the most successful singers of the 1980s and 1990s. He won two Grammys and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He was the most played artist… Lees verder George Michael

Ronald Edgar Giphart: (Dordrecht, 17 December 1965). Dutch writer and disc jockey. He became known for books such as Ik ook van jou (1992) and Phileine zegt sorry (1996), which were also filmed. Every time, it turns out that the women of your dreams are also basically the women of your nightmares.      … Lees verder Ronald Giphart

Publius Ovidius Naso: (Sulmo, Italy, 20 March 43 BC – Tomis, Greece, 17 AD). Along with Vergil, Horace, Propertius and Tibullus, belongs to the great poets of the Augustan era. Together with the first two, he is considered one of the canonical poets of Latin literature. With the latter two, he formed the elegiaci. Ovid… Lees verder Ovidius

Dave Weinbaum: American presenter of the Dave Weinbaum Show. Contributes regular one-liners and commentaries to many regional and national publications and websites, including Reader’s Digest, National Enquirer and Forbes, and is a regular expert for www. jewishworldreview.com. The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.        

Zora Neale Hurston: (Notasulga, Alabama, 7 January 1891 – Fort Pierce, Florida, 28 January 1960). American writer, anthropologist and folklorist. She is considered an important representative of the Harlem Renaissance. It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.        

Democritus of Abdera: (Ancient Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos; c. 460 BC – c. 356 BC).Greek philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and traveller. He is counted among the presocrats and was known as ‘the laughing philosopher’. Together with his teacher Leucippus, he was the founder of atomism, with which they responded to the Eleates. According to atomism, the cosmos… Lees verder Democritus

James Arthur Baldwin: (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987). African American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels. His 1955 essay… Lees verder James Arthur Baldwin