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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world (Chinese proverb) [5] To the victor go the spoils; To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive; Tomorrow is another day; Tomorrow never comes; Too many cooks spoil the broth; Too little, too late; Too much of a good thing; Truth is stranger than fiction

  3. The four woes of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Even though they hold out the promise of enjoyment, they lead to everlasting misery." [5] [6] Because of the woe of laughter, it was forbidden by St. Basil in his long rules, since "this is a life of penitence and sorrow, but the future one of joy and gladness." [7] St. Augustine notes that "Christ is never said to have laughed, although He ...

  4. Matthew 7:6 - Wikipedia

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    Thus though one and the same thing may be called both the holy thing and a pearl, yet it is called holy because it is not to be corrupted; and called a pearl because it is not to be contemned. [ 15 ] Pseudo-Chrysostom : Otherwise; That which is holy denotes baptism, the grace of Christ's body, and the like; but the mysteries of the truth are ...

  5. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. "In sickness and in health" redirects here. For other uses, see In sickness and in health (disambiguation). Promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You ...

  6. Catch Phrase (game) - Wikipedia

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    When the team guesses correctly, the other team takes its turn. Play continues until the timer runs out. The team not holding the disc when time runs out scores a point. They also have one chance to guess the word or phrase, with team members allowed to confer; a correct answer earns a bonus point. The first team to score 7 points wins.

  7. Matthew 7:11 - Wikipedia

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    Glossa Ordinaria: For from God we receive only such things as are good, of what kind soever they may seem to us when we receive them; for all things work together for good to His beloved. [ 7 ] Saint Remigius : And be it known that where Matthew says, He shall give good things, Luke has, shall give his Holy Spirit.

  8. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month". To express indefinite postponement, you might say that an event is deferred "to the [Greek] Calends" (see Latin). A less common expression used to point out someone's wishful thinking is Αν η γιαγιά μου είχε καρούλια, θα ήταν ...

  9. Pandora's box - Wikipedia

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    Though she hastened to close the container, only one thing was left behind – usually translated as Hope, though it could also have the pessimistic meaning of "deceptive expectation". [5] From this story has grown the idiom "to open a Pandora's box", meaning to do or start something that will cause many unforeseen problems. [6]