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Bad news travels fast; Bad money drives out good; Barking dogs seldom bite; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Beauty is only skin deep; Beggars cannot be choosers; Behind every great man, there is a great woman; Better late than never; Better safe than sorry; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven (John Milton, in Paradise Lost) [8 ...
better things: Carrying the connotation of "always better". The motto of the University of Rochester. Meliorare legem meliorare vitam est: To improve the law is to improve life. The motto of the Salem/Roanoke County, Virginia Bar Association. Meliorem lapsa locavit: He has planted one better than the one fallen.
That which has been done well has been done quickly enough: One of the two favorite maxims of Augustus. The other is "festina lente" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow). [3] scientia ac labore: By/from/with knowledge and labour: Motto of several institutions scientia aere perennius: knowledge, more lasting than bronze
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Alan Watts' words are a perfect choice for those interested in making the most out of an upcoming change (and it happens to double as a great winter quote about jumping into a pile of snow, too ...
it is bad to hurry, and delay is often as bad; the wise person is the one who does everything in its proper time. Ovid [7] fex urbis lex orbis: dregs [classical Latin faex] of the city, law of the world attributed to Saint Jerome by Victor Hugo in Les Misérables [8] [9] fiat iustitia et pereat mundus: let justice be done, even if the world ...
“This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.” “Just a box with bright-colored paper. And the whole thing’s topped with a bow.”
We go in rough seas but always with a big safety margin. We’re not gambling.” Even with that extra safety margin, though, he admits that crossing the Drake can be a hairy experience.