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Discretion is the better part of valour; Do as I say, not as I do; Do as you would be done by; Do not bite the hand that feeds you; Do not burn your bridges behind you; Do not carry coals to Newcastle; Do not cast your pearls before swine; Do not cry over spilled milk; Do not change horses in midstream
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. This is to have succeeded."
The little boy's mother was going off to the market. She worried about her son, who was always up to some mischief. She sternly admonished him, "Be good. Don't get into trouble. Don't eat all the chocolate. Don't spill all the milk. Don't throw stones at the cow. Don't fall down the well." The boy had done all of these things on previous market ...
Image credits: Fredrik Tsinajine Sr. #2. I was not allowed to hang out with black friends outside of school. According to my mother, it was perfectly fine to be friendly towards them at school ...
Shakespeare did not coin the phrase; it may actually be a derivative of the early 14th-century French proverb: Mez quant ja est la chose fecte, ne peut pas bien estre desfecte, which is translated into English as "But when a thing is already done, it cannot be undone". [4] [better source needed] Some scholars have suggested that Shakespeare may ...
Over time — and with my kids’ help — I came to see work for what it is, at least for me: a way to be financially independent and spend my time doing things that I love.
Deck the Walls. With all the Christmas decor lying around, your elf can create a final festive scene that'll instantly brighten up your home. Use colorful tape to craft a cheerful tree on the wall ...
Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers.