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Many a true word is spoken in jest; Many hands make light work; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; Marriages are made in heaven [17] [18] [19] Marry in haste, repent at leisure; Memory is the treasure of the mind; Men are blind in their own cause – Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist
Right to work (for less) The secret of power is organization [9] (Wobbly slogan) Unions: the people who brought you weekends; A victory for one is a victory for all; Which side are you on? From the song of the same name by Florence Reece, written during the 1931 strike by coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. Workers of the world, awaken!
Arbeit macht frei ([ˈaʁbaɪt ˈmaxt ˈfʁaɪ] ⓘ) is a German phrase translated as "Work makes one free" or more idiomatically "Work sets you free" or "work liberates". The phrase originates from the 1873 novel Arbeit macht frei ("Work sets [you] free") by Lorenz Diefenbach , a pastor and philologist , itself being an allusion to John 8:31 ...
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In other languages and cultures, the definition of "proverb" also differs from English. [24] In the Chumburung language of Ghana, "aŋase are literal proverbs and akpare are metaphoric ones". [25] Among the Bini of Nigeria, there are three words that are used to translate "proverb": ere, ivbe, and itan.
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is a popular phrase of witticism in American English.. The phrase is an example of an antimetabole.. The origin of the phrase has been attributed to various sources.
Similar sayings exist in China, 没办法 (méi bàn fǎ), [8] and Korea, 어쩔 수 없다 (eojjeol su eopda), which is used in similar situations as "shō ga nai". The French saying c'est la vie has a comparable meaning. The Spanish phrase "Ni modo" is somewhat similar. in Hebrew the same idea is "Ze ma yesh" זה מה יש
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