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Gerd De Ley

Gerd de Ley is a former English teacher and has been a professional writer and actor since 1975. From an early age, Gerd has been an avid collector of quotations and proverbs from all over the world and has had more than 450 works published in Holland and Belgium. His most comprehensive book, Het Grootste Citatenboek ter Wereld (translated as The Greatest Quotation Book in the World), was published in 2009 and contains over 40,000 quotes. For the past two decades, Gerd has worked together with linguist David Potter to bring his work to English audiences, resulting in publications in England, USA, India, Finland, China, and Vietnam.
Irish Wit, Wisdom and Humor
The Golfer's Book of Wit & Wisdom
The Book of Chinese Proverbs
Proverbs from Around the World
The Book of African Proverbs
Never!
Cowboy Wisdom
Great American Humor
Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour

Books

Irish Wit, Wisdom and Humor
The Golfer's Book of Wit & Wisdom
The Book of Chinese Proverbs
Proverbs from Around the World
The Book of African Proverbs
Never!
Cowboy Wisdom
Great American Humor
Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour

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