Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Philippa Charlotte (Pippa) Matthews-Middleton: (Reading (England), 6 September 1983). The younger and only sister of Catherine Middleton (Kate), wife of Prince William. She is active in her parents’ mail-order party supplies business and released her first book Celebrate on 25 October 2012, with tips for home parties. When I was a child, my December weekends… Lees verder Pippa Middleton

Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Selden Bacon: (February 17, 1876 – July 29, 1961). American writer of great versatility. She is chiefly known as a writer who made the point of having female protagonists. Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold!        

Christopher Pearse Cranch: (March 8, 1813 – January 20, 1892). American writer and artist often associated with Transcendentalism and the Hudson River School. December drops no weak, relenting tear, by our fond Summer sympathies ensnared, nor from the perfect circle of the year can even Winter’s crystal gems be spared.        

Dylan Marlais Thomas: (Swansea, 27 October 1914 – New York, 9 November 1953). Poet and writer from Wales. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century. The crisp path through the field in this December snow, in the deep dark, where we trod the buried grass like ghosts on dry toast.

George Sand: Pseudonym of Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin. (Paris, 1 July 1804 – Château Nohant, 8 June 1876). By her marriage also Baroness Dudevant, was a French writer and feminist avant la lettre. Her works included novels, novellas, fairy tales, plays, an autobiography, literary reviews and political texts. She also played a political role by… Lees verder George Sand

She knew the power of her mind, so she programmed it for success.

There’s no advantage to hurrying through life.

Patience is the key to satisfaction.

Andrea Gibson: (born 13 August 1975). American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado, since 1999. Gibson’s poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social justice and LGBTQ issues. Come love, make me better than I was. Come teach me a kinder way to say my own name. The leaves are… Lees verder Andrea Gibson

What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.