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It goes without saying; It is a small world; It is all grist to the mill; It is an ill wind (that blows no one any good) It is best to be on the safe side; It is better to be smarter than you appear than to appear smarter than you are; It is better to give than to receive; It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
The saying originated following this election, though it is unknown by whom. [ 3 ] Beginning with its creation as a state in 1820 when it split off from Massachusetts , Maine held its elections for statewide and congressional offices in September, not in November as most other states did, due to frigid November weather and Maine's early harvest ...
A different interpretation of the saying is that individuals may have the intention to undertake good actions but nevertheless fail to take them. [3] [4] This inaction may be due to procrastination, laziness, or another subversive vice. [5] As such, the saying is an admonishment that a good intention is meaningless unless followed through. [6]
Former first lady Michelle Obama has reiterated why her now-iconic “when they go low, we go high” call to action at the 2016 Democratic National Convention doesn’t mean losing the rage.. On ...
The modern expression "No good deed goes unpunished" is an ironic twist on this conventional morality. [1]The ironic usage of the phrase appears to be a 20th-century invention, found for example in Brendan Gill's 1950 novel The Trouble of One House. [3]
Como dice el dicho (translation: As the saying goes) [1] is a Mexican anthology drama series produced by Genoveva Martínez for Televisa. The series premiered on 1 February 2011, on Las Estrellas, and is currently airing its fourteenth season.
Keeping with the canine theme, the phrase "dog days of summer" is actually a reference to Sirius (the Dog Star) which is part of the constellation, Canis Major (the Greater Dog).
The film interviews campaign workers on both sides and analyzes the outcome of the results. The name comes from the saying that "As Ohio goes, so goes the nation". In 2004, Ohio swung the election, and in fact no Republican has ever won the White House without Ohio. [1]