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A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots
This is a list of words and phrases related to death in alphabetical order. While some of them are slang, others euphemize the unpleasantness of the subject, or are used in formal contexts. Some of the phrases may carry the meaning of 'kill', or simply contain words related to death. Most of them are idioms
Thus I discharged two duties, those of friend and judge; yet I feel in my conscience something which makes me doubt whether my conduct was not criminal." [15]: 131–132 — Chilon of Sparta, philosopher (6th century BC), speaking to his friends before his death "It is better to perish here than to kill all these poor beans."
"Duty unto death" "Bharat Mata ki jai" "Victory to Mother India" Central Reserve Police Force "Seva aur Nishtaa" Hindi "Service and Loyalty" Central Industrial Security Force "Sanrakshan evam Suraksha" Hindi "Protection and Security" Indo-Tibetan Border Police "Shaurya – Dridhata – KarmNishtha" Hindi "Valour – Steadfastness – Commitment"
put at risk, risk or repugnance, or sacrifice safety or convenience, which may result in death, bodily harm, social condemnation or emotional deprivation; a knowledge of wisdom and prudence about what is right and wrong in a given moment; Hope and confidence in a happy, meaningful outcome; a free will; a motive based on love.
These sayings were traditionally said to have originated with the Seven Sages, a legendary group of philosophers and statesmen who flourished in the 6th century BC. [8] The first known reference to the Seven Sages is in Plato's Protagoras , where they are said to have collectively authored the first two maxims.
Sonnet 30 starts with Shakespeare mulling over his past failings and sufferings, including his dead friends and that he feels that he hasn't done anything useful. But in the final couplet Shakespeare comments on how thinking about his friend helps him to recover all of the things that he's lost, and it allows him stop mourning over all that has happened in the past.
The sense of dum spiro spero can be found in the work of Greek poet Theocritus (3rd Century BC), who wrote: "While there's life there's hope, and only the dead have none." [2] That sentiment seems to have become common by the time of Roman statesman Cicero (106 – 43 BC), who wrote to Atticus: "As in the case of a sick man one says, 'While there is life there is hope' [dum anima est, spes ...