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  2. A picture is worth a thousand words - Wikipedia

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    Another ad by Barnard appears in the March 10, 1927, issue with the phrase "One Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words", where it is labeled a Chinese proverb. The 1949 Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously."

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  4. List of Chinese quotations - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is an ancient one in Chinese, but sources differ as to when it entered the English vocabulary. Although some sources may claim it dates back as far as 1850 [1], it seems the Chinese phrase was first translated when it was applied to describe the United States. In 1956, Mao Zedong said of the United States:

  5. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    Under the word or heading; abbreviated s.v. Used to cite a work, such as a dictionary, with alphabetically arranged entries, e.g. "Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. 'horse. ' "" sublimis ab unda: Raised from the waves: Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham subsiste sermonem statim: stop speaking immediately: Succisa virescit

  6. Taylor Swift Can 'Speak to People' in the Same Way as Bob ...

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    Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan’s music has more in common than meets the ear — at least according to Elvis Costello. While appearing on the Nov. 17 episode of music podcast Rockonteurs with Gary ...

  7. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    However, though it has gone through multiple languages and millennia, the proverb can be traced back to an ancient Babylonian proverb [91] Another example of a widely spread proverb is "A drowning person clutches at [frogs] foam", found in Peshai of Afghanistan [92] and Orma of Kenya, [93] and presumably places in between.

  8. When God speaks: He gives life-giving Word to the world today

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    When God speaks, power comes alongside those words to bring about their fulfillment. If God has spoken a word to you, keep trusting him and patiently wait for it to be fulfilled.

  9. Council member speaks out against piece of art that promotes ...

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    A Bonney Lake City Council member is uncomfortable with a piece of art hanging in the city’s Justice and Municipal Center. The artwork is titled “D I V E R S I T Y.”