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Butterfly Symbolism. The butterfly isn't just an elegant emblem in Ree's world. In Greek mythology, psyche (which means "soul" or "butterfly") is often depicted with butterfly wings.
(Life flows away as it seems to stay the same.) [11] Ultima latet ut observentur omnes. (The last [hour] is hidden so that we watch them all.) [11] Umbra sicut hominis vita. (A person's life is like a shadow.) [11] Una ex his erit tibi ultima. (One of these [hours] will be your last.) [11] Ver non semper viret. (Spring is not always in bloom.) [11]
In some cultures, butterflies symbolise rebirth. [27] In the English county of Devon, people once hurried to kill the first butterfly of the year, to avoid a year of bad luck. [28] In the Philippines, a lingering black butterfly or moth in the house is taken to mean a death in the family. [29]
“Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.” “Life offers us tickets to places which we have not knowingly asked ...
These are the best funny quotes to make you laugh about life, aging, family, work, and even nature. Enjoy quips from comedy greats like Bob Hope, Robin Williams, and more. 134 funny quotes that ...
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
In life and art, flowers symbolize new beginnings. As winter comes to a close, the blooming of hyacinths , bluebells, and lilacs signals the return of spring .
Among the brief 17-syllable Japanese Haiku poems about butterflies, of which he translates 22, one by the Haiku master Matsuo BashÅ is said to suggest happiness in springtime: "Wake up! Wake up!—I will make thee my comrade, thou sleeping butterfly." Another compares the butterfly's shape to a Japanese silk upper-dress, the haori, "being ...