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La noblesse oblige (/ n oʊ ˌ b l ɛ s ə ˈ b l iː ʒ /; French: [la nɔblɛs ɔbliʒ] ⓘ; literally "nobility obliges") is a French expression that means that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement, requiring people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities; the term retains the same meaning in English. For example, a ...
with great praise: Common Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude: magna di curant, parva neglegunt: The gods care about great matters, but they neglect small ones: Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2:167 magna est vis consuetudinis: great is the power of habit: Magna Europa est patria nostra: Greater Europe is Our Fatherland
The change in the meaning of "appeasement" after Munich was summarised later by the historian David Dilks: "The word in its normal meaning connotes the pacific settlement of disputes; in the meaning usually applied to the period of Neville Chamberlain['s] premiership, it has come to indicate something sinister, the granting from fear or ...
"With great power comes great responsibility" is a proverb popularized by Spider-Man in Marvel comics, films, and related media. Introduced by Stan Lee , it originally appeared as a closing narration in the 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15, and was later attributed to Uncle Ben as advice to the young Peter Parker .
"Bread and circuses" (or "bread and games"; from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial appeasement.It is attributed to Juvenal (Satires, Satire X), a Roman poet active in the late first and early second century AD, and is used commonly in cultural, particularly political, contexts.
The historical terms "Great Nation", [2] [3] [4] a distinguished aggregate of people inhabiting a particular country or territory, and "Great Empire", [5] a considerable group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, are colloquial conversations (historical jargon).
Whether it's staying up until 2 a.m. while working another job like Mark Cuban did to learn software or personally following up on customer complaints like Jeff Bezos does, many of the most ...
The woman questions them, and Arthur admits that it is for the Knights who say "Ni!", whereupon she refuses to cooperate. Arthur then threatens to say "Ni!" to the old woman unless she helps them, and when she still refuses, begins shouting "Ni!". Bedivere has trouble saying the sacred word, which he pronounces "Nu!"