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As with proverbs of other peoples around the world, Polish proverbs concern many topics; [5] at least 2,000 Polish proverbs relate to weather and climate alone. [1] Many concern classic topics such as fortune and misfortune, religion, family, everyday life, health, love, wealth, and women; others, like the first recorded Polish proverb (referring to bast production), and those about weather ...
Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna ("God, Honor, Fatherland"): [1] the most common phrase found on Polish military standards. [citation needed] Za wolność naszą i Waszą ("For our freedom and yours"): [2] Its history dates back to the times when Polish soldiers, exiled from the partitioned Poland, fought in the various independence movements throughout ...
Sergiusz Piasecki, Polish agent, covering the area of Soviet Belarus (1922–1926) Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish consul-general and intelligence agent in London (1948–1949); the most influential contemporary critic of German literature; Tadeusz Schaetzel, intelligence officer, chief of the General Staff's Section II (1926–1929)
Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569); first Polish author to write exclusively in Polish and described as a "father of Polish literature" Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584); commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz; Joachim Bielski (1540–1599); royal secretary, poet and historian. He wrote in Polish and Latin. Son of Marcin Bielski.
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
To test your movie trivia skills, we've gathered the very best movie quotes from all your favorite films, including classics like "Jaws," "Casablanca," "Star Wars," "Jerry Maguire," "The Godfather ...
Paderewski's love of his country is reflected in the titles of his compositions, including Polish Fantasy [Fantazja polska], op. 19 and Symphony in B minor "Polonia", which includes a quote from Dąbrowski's Mazurka [Mazurek Dąbrowskiego]), themes (Manru), and musical settings of quotes from Polish poets (e.g., Asnyk and Mickiewicz). [12]