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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  3. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    Under the word or heading; abbreviated s.v. Used to cite a work, such as a dictionary, with alphabetically arranged entries, e.g. "Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. 'horse. ' "" sublimis ab unda: Raised from the waves: Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham subsiste sermonem statim: stop speaking immediately: Succisa virescit

  4. A picture is worth a thousand words - Wikipedia

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    Another ad by Barnard appears in the March 10, 1927, issue with the phrase "One Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words", where it is labeled a Chinese proverb. The 1949 Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously."

  5. Live, Laugh, Love - Wikipedia

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    "Live, Laugh, Love" is a motivational three-word phrase that became a popular slogan on motivational posters and home decor in the late 2000s and early 2010s. By extension, the saying has also become pejoratively associated with a style of "basic" Generation X [1] decor and with what Vice described as "speaking-to-the-manager shallowness". [2]

  6. Taylor Swift Can 'Speak to People' in the Same Way as Bob ...

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    Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan’s music has more in common than meets the ear — at least according to Elvis Costello. While appearing on the Nov. 17 episode of music podcast Rockonteurs with Gary ...

  7. When God speaks: He gives life-giving Word to the world today

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    "You speak and it comes to be. I marvel at your authority.You speak and the enemy No longer has a hold on me.Forever free by the power of the words that You speak.". These lyrics are from a song I ...

  8. CBS News speaks with man who says he's just been freed from ...

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    An American man who identified himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman speaks with CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer in Syria, Dec., 12, 2024. ... Timmerman said he hadn't been afraid to approach people ...

  9. List of Chinese quotations - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is an ancient one in Chinese, but sources differ as to when it entered the English vocabulary. Although some sources may claim it dates back as far as 1850 [1], it seems the Chinese phrase was first translated when it was applied to describe the United States. In 1956, Mao Zedong said of the United States: