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Every ill-luck is good for something in a wise man's hand. Every medal has its dark side. Every tide has its ebb. No great loss without some small gain; It is an ill wind that blows no one good. Nothing is so bad in which there is not something good. In most of these proverbs, the hopeful perspective points 'in the direction of good luck'.
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
get a wiggle on: To move quickly or hurry [42] get one's ducks in a row: to become well prepared for a desired outcome [43] get one's knickers in a twist (UK) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter: get one's panties in a wad: To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter: get your goat: To ...
Thomas Tusser (c. 1524 – 3 May 1580) was an English poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, an expanded version of his original title, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, first published in 1557. For Tusser the garden was the domain of the housewife, and the 1562 text expands on this theme.
"Time is Money, Efficiency is Life" (Chinese: 时间就是金钱，效率就是生命) is a well-known slogan of Chinese economic reform. [1] It was initially a quote from Yuan Geng who made it public in 1981 as the director of Shekou, Shenzhen. [1] [2] [3] The slogan is often associated with the "Shenzhen speed". [4]
Leasing Your Car. A 2019 cost-comparison report by car cost site Edmunds found that the overall cost of leasing a compact SUV can be over $5,000 more than the cost of buying a similar car used ...
that a woman is good at giving bad advice. He who follows her advice she brings to sorrow. For it says in the song how women deceive, [and] it was said long ago that a woman’s advice is bad advice, [and] how he is miserable who follows her advice. I do not say therefore that a good woman is a good thing when a man can choose her
An 1837 clock-themed token coin with the phrase "Time is money" inscribed "Time is money" is an aphorism that is claimed to have originated [1] in "Advice to a Young Tradesman", an essay by Benjamin Franklin that appeared in George Fisher's 1748 book, The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion, in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."