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The 'Golden' label was first coined in 'a version of the speech printed near the end of the Puritan interregnum' [1] which bore a header beginning 'This speech ought to be set in letters of gold'. [2] It was to be reprinted time and time again up to the eighteenth century, whenever England was in danger, as the Golden Speech of Queen Elizabeth.
This Torah verse represents one of several versions of the Golden Rule, which itself appears in various forms, positive and negative. It is the earliest written version of that concept in a positive form. [32] At the turn of the era, the Jewish rabbis were discussing the scope of the meaning of Leviticus 19:18 and 19:34 extensively:
Islam promotes the golden mean in many instances. The Quran states an example in finance, in that a person should not spend all he makes as not to be caught needing, and not to be stingy as to not live a comfortable life. Muhammad also had a saying "خير الأمور أوسطها" meaning the best choice is the middle ground/golden mean one ...
"We Are Golden" is the first single from English singer Mika's second studio album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much. [2] The song was produced and mixed by Greg Wells and features the gospel choir of Andraé Crouch .
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That inflated the price of tickets well above what the market would ultimately bear, meaning flying was unaffordable for most people in the golden age. Airlines were deregulated beginning in ‘78 ...
The Muisca were skilled goldsmiths; they made frequent use of golden objects in their religious ceremonies, and also manufactured ornaments and jewellery for trade with the neighbouring tribes. Early European settlers, searching for the source of the gold they found among the lowland peoples, made several attempts to reach the plateau.
Page from the 1901 edition of Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–34) on which the proverb appears, marking its earliest usage in English. "Speech is silver, silence is golden" is a proverb extolling the value of silence over speech. Its modern form most likely originated in Arabic culture, where it was used as early as the 9th century.