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  2. History of philosophical pessimism - Wikipedia

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    The essence of a tragedy, then, is that we must do the right or act for the good, but that we will also be punished for it because we cannot help violating other duties and goods. Even with the best intentions and the most scrupulous conscience, we end up doing something bad and wrong, for which we must pay. [1]: 264

  3. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Korean - 해가 서쪽에서 뜨겠다(haega seojjogeseo teugeta) means “Sun might rise from the West”, commonly used as a response to a news that something improbable happened. Lombard (Milanese dialect) – quand pìssen i òch ("when the geese will piss"), refers to the fact that geese do not urinate. [citation needed]

  4. Procrastination - Wikipedia

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    Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there could be negative consequences for doing so. It is a common human experience involving delays in everyday chores or even putting off tasks such as attending an appointment, submitting a job report or academic assignment, or broaching a ...

  5. People Are Sharing “Cheat Codes” For Life That ... - AOL

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    Image credits: Wm Homer #8. Honesty and integrity. Following through and following up with people. This is the best cheat code. Following through with something is the way to form good ...

  6. Is a preposition something you can end a sentence with? - AOL

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    The idea that you cannot end a sentence with a preposition is an idle pedantry that I shall not put UP WITH." Another called back to those rule books, saying, "I'd like to formally request a ...

  7. Consequentialism - Wikipedia

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    [7] [1] Proponents of teleological ethics (Greek: telos, 'end, purpose' + logos, 'science') argue that the moral value of any act consists in its tendency to produce things of intrinsic value, [1] meaning that an act is right if and only if it, or the rule under which it falls, produces, will probably produce, or is intended to produce, a ...

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    17. “Just because something doesn’t happen right away doesn’t mean that it won’t down the road. It’s always good to not naysay things that don’t come to fruition.

  9. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    The meaning is that something undesirable is going to happen again and that there is not much else one can do other than just endure it. The Log, the humour magazine written by and for Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, featured a series of comics entitled "The Bohica Brothers", dating back to the early 1970s. [citation needed]