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look back at the end: i.e., "have regard for the end" or "consider the end"; part of the dactylic hexameter quidquid agis prudenter agas et respice finem (whatever you do, do it wisely and consider the end) from Gesta Romanorum. Generally a memento mori, a warning to remember one's death.
One hand washes the other; One kind word can warm three winter months; One man's meat is another man's poison; One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter; One man's trash is another man's treasure; One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One might as well throw water into the sea as to do a kindness to rogues
[4] Lindsay Williams reveals for The Sound Opinion that "The songs on One More Step should be savored, cherished and fully soaked in." [9] On behalf of Louder Than the Music, Jono Davies explains that "It takes a top quality songwriter to do that and still make the songs sound catchy... Lindsay does that perfectly on this wonderful album."
The best word is the one left unsaid. Meaning/use: Sings the praises of prudence in talk. La peor gallina es la que más cacarea. Literal translation: The worst hen is the one that clucks the most. Meaning/use: It is not rare to see a person boasting and wishing to stand out even though his merits are few and his qualities inadequate.
This article is a summary of common slang words and phrases used in Puerto Rico. Idiomatic expressions may be difficult to translate fully and may have multiple meanings, so the English translations below may not reflect the full meaning of the expression they intend to translate.
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The English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon used “plus ultra” as his personal motto. In 1926 a crew of Spanish aviators including Ramón Franco and Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America on a seaplane named the Plus Ultra . 1930 saw the formation of a Madrid -based football team ...