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A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
The words of Wyatt's poem can be read in two or more ways, as literal and symbolic with puns and riddles running through them. He was a master at the use of words. The first line is an antimetabole a type of chiasmus in which a sentence of ABBA structure, is exactly reversed: "They flee from me, that sometime did me seek," thus hinting at Wyatt ...
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” Maya Angelou quotes “Do the best you can until you know better.
Sapere aude is the Latin phrase meaning "Dare to know"; and also is loosely translated as "Have courage to use your own reason", "Dare to know things through reason". ". Originally used in the First Book of Letters (20 BC), by the Roman poet Horace, the phrase Sapere aude became associated with the Age of Enlightenment, during the 17th and 18th centuries, after Immanuel Kant used it in the ...
Lullay, mine Liking, my dear Son, mine Sweeting, Lullay, my dear heart, mine own dear darling. I saw a fayr maydyn syttyn and synge, Sche lullyd a lytyl chyld, a swete lordyng, Refrain. I saw a fair maiden, sitten and singe, Sche lulled a litel child, a swete lording. Refrain. I saw a fair maiden, sitting and sing, She lulled a little child a ...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden remembered former President Carter, who died on Sunday, as a “dear friend” who “saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe ...
The Queen read the poem in the printed order of service, and was reportedly touched by its sentiments and "slightly upbeat tone". A Buckingham Palace spokesman said that the verse "very much reflected her thoughts on how the nation should celebrate the life of the Queen Mother. To move on."
Read on for classic sayings from years past, plus new terms for 2022. You might love them so much you’ll be tempted to add them to your printable or homemade Valentine’s cards . Conversation Heart