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"The Betrothed" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, first published in book form in Departmental Ditties (1886).. It is a tongue-in-cheek work by the young bachelor Kipling, who affected a very worldly-wise stance.
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
"You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1976 as the second single from her album Crystal. The song was her second #1 song on the country chart.
The straw-to-gold quandary is the plot device driving the Grimms' version of the age-old fable, published by Georg Reimer in 1812. But an earlier iteration — one recorded by the Grimms just two years earlier, and sent to academic friends for comment — tells a different, more empowering story of the miller's daughter.
about every knowable thing, and even certain other things: The Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola of the 15th century wrote the De omni re scibili ("concerning every knowable thing") part, and a wag added et quibusdam aliis ("and even certain other things"). de omnibus dubitandum: Be suspicious of everything / doubt everything
“‘Oh my God Becky’ came from ‘Oh my god, Becky, look at that butt,” the singer explains in the brief clip. “So I want to give a shout-out to Sir Mix-a-Lot. I just love that saying ...
You are never too old to learn; You are what you eat; You can have too much of a good thing; You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink; You can never/never can tell; You cannot always get what you want; You cannot burn a candle at both ends. You cannot have your cake and eat it too; You cannot get blood out of a stone
Jesus didn't give this man a name, But his name is God Almighty. And Jesus didn't call these sons by name, But ev'ry young man, Ev'rywhere, Is one of these two sons. [5] The title phrase has been used in other contexts. "Your lungs is too small to hotbox with God" is a line used by rapper Xzibit in Eminem's "Bitch Please 2".