Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Richard Moss: American physician and psychotherapist and coach.   The greatest gift you can give someone is genuine attention.

Augustine of Hippo: (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis), also called Saint Augustine. (Thagaste, Algeria, 13 November 354 – Hippo, Algeria, 28 August 430) Bishop of Hippo, theologian, philosopher and church father. He is considered the most important church father of the West. Among his best-known works are the Confessions and De civitate Dei. Happiness is continuing… Lees verder Augustine of Hippo

Louis Paul Aalbrecht: (Louis Paul) Boon. (Aalst, 15 March 1912 – Erembodegem, 10 May 1979) Belgian writer of poetry, novels, novellas, pornography, italics (Boontjes), art and literary reviews, among others. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novel diptych De Kapellekensbaan (1953) / Zomer te Ter-Muren (1956) and for Menuet (short… Lees verder Louis Paul Boon

Oprah Winfrey: Born as Orpah Gail Winfrey. (Kosciusko, 29 January 1954). American television presenter, actress, producer and entrepreneur. The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos: (Amiens, 18 October 1741 – Tarente, 5 September 1803).French army general. He is famous for his epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, a classic masterpiece that tells of seduction, revenge and human ruthlessness. However, the author intended this novel to hold up a mirror to his contemporaries of the corruption… Lees verder Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Nanette Newman: (born 29 May 1934). English actress and author. She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), The Whisperers (1967), Deadfall (1968), The Stepford Wives (1975) and International Velvet (1978), for which she won the Evening Standard Film Award for Best Actress. She was… Lees verder Nanette Newman

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné: (Paris, 5 February 1626 – Grignan (Provence), 18 April 1696). Belonged to the high French nobility and became known as a writer for her letters, which are counted among the classics in French literature. Great friendship does not sit still.        

Steven (Stef) Bos: (Veenendaal, 12 July 1961). Dutch singer-songwriter and actor. He became best known for his song Papa (1991). And we sleep and we dream, While people flow like water, Through the streets, Chasing the money, That spoils their lives. But we only get up, When night falls.        

Julian Patrick Barnes: (Leicester, 19 January 1946). British writer. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages; his best-known work is 1984’s Flaubert’s Parrot. Besides his own name, Barnes also uses several pseudonyms such as Dan Kavanagh, Edward Pygge and Basil Seal. A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for… Lees verder Julian Barnes

Johann Gottlieb Fichte: (Rammenau near Bischofswerda, 19 May 1762 – Berlin, 29 January 1814) German philosopher and orator. Fichte was inspired by Immanuel Kant and is considered the founder and first great representative of German idealism. His work falls between the criticism of Kant and the spirit of Hegel. His son Immanuel became a theologian… Lees verder Johann Gottlieb Fichte