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You are never too old to learn; You are what you eat; You can have too much of a good thing; You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink; You can never/never can tell; You cannot always get what you want; You cannot burn a candle at both ends. You cannot have your cake and eat it too; You cannot get blood out of a stone
The last words attributed to Archimedes (paraphrased from Valerius Maximus' Memorable Doings and Sayings). During the raid of Syracuse by the Romans, Archimedes was busy drawing mathematical circles. He was eventually attacked and killed by a Roman soldier as he was too engrossed in thought to obey the soldier's orders.
it is a good shepherd's [job] to shear his flock, not to flay them: Tiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a warning against taxing the populace excessively. bono malum superate: overcome evil with good: Motto of Westonbirt School bonum commune communitatis: common good of the community: Or "general welfare".
For most of the 21st century, conversation heart sayings had an annual theme. In 2023, for example, they contained pet-themed phrases like “big dog,” “purr fect,” and “beary cute.”
candy heart sayings from the past 120 years. boogie. cool dude. dream big. good times. holla. hot cha. hot dawg. let’s ride. lover boy. my, such eyes. oh you kid. on fleek. play time. saucy boy ...
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.
Inspirational Quotes About Success "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.”—
Old Motto of Trinidad and Tobago, and used in the novel A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul. misera est servitus ubi jus est aut incognitum aut vagum: miserable is that state of slavery in which the law is unknown or uncertain: Quoted by Samuel Johnson in his paper for James Boswell on Vicious intromission. miserabile visu: terrible to see