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Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better wear out than rust out; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Trojan War, Virgil in the Aeneid) [9] Big fish eat little fish; Birds of a feather (flock together) Blood is thicker than water
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
Romanian – la paștele cailor/la Ispas ("on the horses' Easter/on Ispas"), când o face plopul pere și răchita micșunele ("when poplars would grow pears and willows wallflowers"), la sfântul așteaptă ("on Saint Waits' Day"), and când va zbura porcul ("when pigs fly")
A votive candle rack at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, an Anglican Christian cathedral in Topeka. A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer, especially within the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Christian denominations, among others.
The first candle, or "Prophet's Candle," symbolizes hope. The color means royalty, repentance and fasting. It puts the focus on self-denial by abstaining from food or other pleasures to reflect on ...
Martial's Pereunt et Imputantur on St Buryan's parish church, Cornwall Horace's Umbra Sumus on Brick Lane Mosque, London. Ex iis unam cave. (Beware of one [hour] out of these.) [11] Lente hora, celeriter anni. (An hour [passes] slowly, but the years [pass] quickly.) [11] Meam vide umbram, tuam videbis vitam. (Look at my shadow and you will see ...
A parish magazine or parish bulletin, also called church bulletin, is a periodical produced by and for an ecclesiastical parish. It usually comprises a mixture of religious articles, community contributions, and parish notices, including the previous month‘s christenings , marriages , and funerals .
Altar candles are lit using a taper, which is a lit wick attached to a long handle. They are lit and extinguished in a particular order so that the Gospel side candle is never burning alone. The Gospel side of the church is the left side as you are facing the front. So the candles are lit from right to left and extinguished from left to right. [9]