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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!
For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively. Additional usage ...
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Aram Bakshian argued that Beck's work on the 15th edition was the start of the work's downfall, writing that, "Donning the intellectual bell-bottoms and platform shoes of its era, Bartlett's began spouting third-rate Third World, youth-culture, and feminist quotes", part of "a middle-aged obsession with staying trendy." [attribution needed]
Hard work conquers all. Popular as a motto; derived from a phrase in Virgil's Eclogue (X.69: omnia vincit Amor – "Love conquers all"); a similar phrase also occurs in his Georgics I.145. laborare pugnare parati sumus: To work, (or) to fight; we are ready: Motto of the California Maritime Academy: labore et honore: By labour and honour ...
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Title and first words of the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. For other meanings see Deus caritas est (disambiguation). deus ex machina: a god from a machine: From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēchanēs theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot.