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This ethic was articulated by Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1911 (in a quote often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson): "To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
Go to the big [place] in the sky To die and go to heaven Informal A place in the afterlife paralleling the deceased's life, such as "Big ranch in the sky". [12] Go home in a box [13] To be shipped to one's birthplace, dead Slang, euphemistic [5] Go out with one's boots on/with a bang/in style To die while doing something enjoyed Informal
Used of a certain place that can be traversed or reached by foot, or to indicate that one is travelling by foot as opposed to by a vehicle per procura (p.p. or per pro) through the agency: Also rendered per procurationem. Used to indicate that a person is signing a document on behalf of another person.
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“Home is a shelter from storms — all sorts of storms.” — William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education “No matter who you are or where you are, instinct tells you to go home.”
in the place, on the spot: That is, 'on site'. "The nearby labs were closed for the weekend, so the water samples were analyzed in loco." in loco parentis: in the place of a parent: Assuming parental or custodial responsibility and authority (e.g., schoolteachers over students); a legal term. in luce Tua videmus lucem: in Thy light we see light
Feeling the need to seek out truth creates a separation between the mind of a poet and the mind of a philosopher. The poem reconciles the two by allowing the pursuer of truth to reflect on his time of simply enjoying nature and God's presence. However, the philosopher aspect is dominant and the individual must go out and try to help humanity.
a classic place: The most typical or classic case of something; quotation which most typifies its use. locus minoris resistentiae: place of less resistance: A medical term to describe a location on or in a body that offers little resistance to infection, damage, or injury. For example, a weakened place that tends to be reinjured. locus poenitentiae