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As the 16th President of the United States, "honest Abe" served for only four short years—from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. But in that time, he made history as one of our ...
Abe; Honest Abe [69] Uncle Abe [70] for his avuncularity in his later years. The Ancient One, [71] a nickname favored by White House insiders because of his "ancient wisdom". Grand Wrestler, Abraham was great at wrestling and only had one recorded loss [72] The Great Emancipator [73] and The Liberator [74] for the emancipation of the slaves ...
If you had kept your silence, you would have stayed a philosopher: This quote is often attributed to the Latin philosopher Boethius of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. It translates literally as, "If you had been silent, you would have remained a philosopher." The phrase illustrates a common use of the subjunctive verb mood.
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.
To test your movie trivia skills, we've gathered the very best movie quotes from all your favorite films, including classics like "Jaws," "Casablanca," "Star Wars," "Jerry Maguire," "The Godfather ...
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election. Abe, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic ...
His first words are "po'k chop", and they remain his favorite food. Though his uncle Tiny is perpetually frozen at 15 1 ⁄ 2 years old, Honest Abe gradually grows from infant to grade school age and looks very much like Washable Jones — the star of Capp's early "topper" strip. He eventually acquires a couple of supporting character friends ...
(Speech is silver but) Silence is golden; Sit crooked and talk straight [25] Slow and steady wins the race; Slow but sure; Smooth move; Snake in the grass; Softly, softly, catchee monkey; Some are more equal than others (George Orwell, Animal Farm) Sometimes we are the student. Sometimes we are the master.