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“A child, a teacher, a book, and a pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. “
— Malala Yousafzai
PROVERBALIA. Enrich your vocabulary in Valencian, Spanish, and English and learn something more about proverbs, sayings, idioms, or expressions and their origin.
As autumn approaches, while we watch the leaves fall and begin a new school year, it is the perfect time to discover some traditional sayings linked to this season. Popular wisdom has shaped language, and autumn offers us expressions that speak of the weather, the harvest, and the passage of time.
“A warm October brings a cold February.”
🔎 Origin: A traditional weather saying suggesting that unusual warmth in October often foreshadows a harsh, cold winter later in the year.
“When leaves fall early, winter will be mild; when they fall late, winter will be wild.”
🔎 Origin: Based on folk observation of trees and seasons — the timing of leaf fall was believed to predict the character of the coming winter.
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”
🔎 Origin: A more modern, poetic saying inspired by the falling leaves of autumn, symbolizing change, acceptance, and renewal.
🍂 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
🧠 Outstanding Figures for Their Contributions to Humanity
Golden leaves fall,
the sky grows deep,
autumn whispers softly:
“rest, and sleep.”
September
- Marie Curie (7 September 1867 – Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry) → Pioneering research on radioactivity.
- Leo Tolstoy (9 September 1828) → Russian writer, author of War and Peace, advocate of peace and nonviolence.
- Jonas Salk (23 September 1914) → Developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine.
October
- Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869) → Leader of Indian independence movement, symbol of nonviolent resistance.
- Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881) → Spanish painter, co-founder of Cubism, innovator in modern art.
- Rosalind Franklin (25 October 1920) → English chemist whose X-ray diffraction images were key to discovering DNA’s structure.
November
- Ada Lovelace (10 November 1815) → Considered the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage’s analytical engine.
- Carl Sagan (9 November 1934) → Astronomer and science communicator, inspired generations with Cosmos.
🍁“Autumn’s Breath” – Helen Moore
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“Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson.”