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The Sayings of the Desert Fathers ( Latin: Apophthegmata Patrum Aegyptiorum; Greek: ἀποφθέγματα τῶν πατέρων, romanized : Apophthégmata tōn Patérōn[ 1][ 2]) is the name given to various textual collections consisting of stories and sayings attributed to the Desert Fathers from approximately the 5th century AD. [ 3][ 4 ...
Ἀεὶ κολοιὸς παρὰ κολοιῷ ἱζάνει. "A jackdaw is always found near a jackdaw". Ἀεὶ κολοιὸς παρὰ κολοιῷ ἱζάνει. Aeì koloiòs parà koloiôi hizánei. "A jackdaw is always found near a jackdaw". Similar to English "birds of a feather flock together." Papyrus, dated 75–125 A.D ...
The phrase being shown in the script of The Shining. " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy " is an old proverb that means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. It is often shortened to "all work and no play". [ 1] It was newly popularized after the phrase was featured in The Shining.
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Honor Veterans Day With These Heart-Warming Quotes LeoPatrizi - Getty Images Alas, Veterans Day has arrived. It's important that we use this day (November 11) to remember and honor America's ...
Perfect is the enemy of good. Perfect is the enemy of good is an aphorism that means insistence on perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements. Achieving absolute perfection may be impossible; one should not let the struggle for perfection stand in the way of appreciating or executing on something that is imperfect but still ...
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case. Technology spawns lots of confusion ... and a few affectionately ...
to the eyes: i.e., "obvious on sight" or "obvious to anyone that sees it" ad pedem litterae: to the foot of the letter: i.e., "exactly as it is written", "to the letter", or "to the very last detail" ad perpetuam memoriam: to the perpetual memory: Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, used to wish for someone to be remembered long after ...