Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Adam Frederic Duritz: (Baltimore, 1 August 1964). American musician and producer. He is a singer and co-founder of Counting Crows. A long December and there’s reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last.

Bai Juyi: Chinese poet during the Tang dynasty. (born in 772 A. D. in Xinzheng, Henan, died in 846 A. D. in Luoyang). His family name (xing or shi) was Bai, his given name (ming) Juyi and his address name (zi) according to Chinese custom was Letian. ‘Juyi’ means ‘he who dwells in the simple’.… Lees verder Bai Juyi

Mercy Otis Warren: (Barnstable, 25 September 1728 – Plymouth, 19 October 1814). American poet, playwright and pamphlet writer who was mainly active during the American Revolution. On the evening of December, General Washington in a most severe season, crossed the Delaware with a part of his army, then reduced to less than men in the… Lees verder Mercy Otis Warren

Malak El Halabi: Lebanese writer and poet. Born 1 October 1992. I watched you storm towards the restaurant door. It was a chilly December morning and the birds sitting on the high wires in the neighborhood refused to fly any longer.

Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens every day can end beautifully.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Be with someone who makes you smile even when they are not around.

Alan Morton Dershowitz: (born September 1, 1938). American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law in 1993. Dershowitz is a regular media contributor, political commentator,… Lees verder Alan Dershowitz

Toni Morrison: (Lorain (Ohio)18 February 1931 – New York, 5 August 2019). American writer. In 1993, she received the Nobel Prize in Literature for her oeuvre. In 2012, she received America’s highest civilian award: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Several of her books are considered classics of American literature, including The Bluest Eye, Beloved (for… Lees verder Toni Morrison

Joseph Aaron Coelho: British poet and children’s book author who was Children’s Laureate from 2022 to 2024. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2024, he was announced the winner of the Carnegie Medal for his YA novel The Boy Lost in the Maze. December is a bewitching… Lees verder Joseph Coelho