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the shepherd Corydon burned with love for the handsome Alexis: Virgil, Eclogues, 2:1. Highlighted by various authors (Richard Barnfield, Lord Byron) as a reference to same-sex love. Also Alexim. forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit: perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day
T. Ten Commandments; Biblical terminology for race; They have pierced my hands and my feet; Thou shalt have no other gods before me; Thou shalt not commit adultery
The love of Christ impels us or The love of Christ drives us: The motto of the Sisters of Charity [25] Caritas in veritate: Charity in truth: Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical [26] carpe diem: seize the day: An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers or fruit.
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
peace of God: Used in the Peace and Truce of God movement in 10th-century France Pax Deorum: Peace of the gods: Like the vast majority of inhabitants of the ancient world, the Romans practiced pagan rituals, believing it important to achieve a state of Pax Deorum (The Peace of the gods) instead of Ira Deorum (The Wrath of the gods). Pax, Domine ...
Between blessings, sayings, toasts and proverbs, the Irish clearly know a thing or two about catchy, humorous, encouraging and wise statements. And what's more—they are incredibly proud of being ...
under the sight of God "from God's point of view or perspective". sub tuum praesidium: Beneath thy compassion: Name of the oldest extant hymn to the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary). Also "under your protection". A popular school motto. Sub umbra floreo: Under the shade I flourish: National Motto of Belize, referring to the shade of the mahogany ...
Yes we know the calendar still says it's fall, but if you're already sick of winter's cold, there is some good news on the way: The bitter Arctic blast that's overspread much of the central ...