Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Francisco Sionil José: (Rosales, December 3, 1924 – Makati, January 6, 2022). One of the most widely read Filipino authors. José uses memories of his native village, Rosales, to describe life in the Philippine countryside and the country’s social and economic inequalities. His work has been translated from English into 22 other languages, including Dutch.… Lees verder F. Sionil Jose

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck: (Ghent, 29 August 1862 – Nice, 6 May 1949). Belgian poet, playwright, essayist and translator. He wrote his works in French and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1911. Every year, in November, at the season that follows the hour of the dead, the crowning and majestic hours of… Lees verder Maurice Maeterlinck

Anne Hunter: (née Home) (1742 – 7 January 1821). Salonnière and poet in Georgian London. She is remembered mostly for the texts to at least nine of Joseph Haydn’s 14 songs in English. She was the wife of surgeon and anatomist John Hunter, whose anatomical collections in their home eventually formed the basis for the… Lees verder Anne Hunter

Clyde Watson: American author best known for her award-winning children’s books, particularly the Father Fox series, which includes Father Fox’s Pennyrhymes—a National Book Award runner-up. She has written numerous children’s titles, such as Catch Me & Kiss Me & Say It Again, How Brown Mouse Kept Christmas, Father Fox’s Christmas Rhymes, and Applebet: An ABC,… Lees verder Clyde Watson

Even when November’s sun is low and winter flaps his fleecy wings, thy gold among his silvery snow a solace in the sadness brings.

You are always welcome here, please come in.

Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews: Born Julia Elizabeth Wells (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, 1 October 1935). British actress, singer, musical theatre star and author of children’s books. Andrews was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. November came roaring in with gusty winds and more wet weather. Mandy’s depression would not go away.… Lees verder Julie Andrews

Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.

To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.

Henry Beston: (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968). American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1928. Born Henry Beston Sheahan, he was born and grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts with his parents, Dr. Joseph Sheahan and Marie Louise (Maurice) Beston Sheahan, and brother George, a doctor.… Lees verder Henry Beston