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Also used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem regarding World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est (calling it "the old Lie"). dulce et utile: a sweet and useful thing / pleasant and profitable: Horace, Ars Poetica: poetry must be dulce et utile, i.e., both enjoyable and instructive. dulce periculum: danger is sweet: Horace, Odes, 3 25, 16.
The Pavamana Mantra (pavamāna meaning "being purified, strained", historically a name of Soma), also known as pavamāna abhyāroha (abhyāroha, lit. "ascending", being an Upanishadic technical term for "prayer" [1]) is an ancient Indian mantra introduced in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.3.28.) [2] [3] [4] The mantra was originally meant to be recited during the introductory praise of ...
EAM tried to establish a universal education system in rural areas, using the slogan "A school in every village", and made education for girls compulsory. [37] Women were enlisted in EAM were engaged in social work such as running the food kitchens in towns and villages in "Free Greece" while also working as nurses and washerwomen. [32]
Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are [26] Tell the truth and shame the Devil (Shakespeare, Henry IV) The age of miracles is past; The apple does not fall/never falls far from the tree; The best condiments are authentic flavors; The best defense is a good offense; The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
EAM may refer to: East Art Map, an art history project; Electric accounting machine; Electro-absorption modulator; Embedded atom model; Emergency Action Message; Enterprise architecture management; Enterprise asset management; European Academy of Microbiology; Equine atypical myopathy; External Affairs Minister; External auditory meatus
Former first lady Michelle Obama has reiterated why her now-iconic “when they go low, we go high” call to action at the 2016 Democratic National Convention doesn’t mean losing the rage.
Exempli gratiā is usually abbreviated "e. g." or "e.g." (less commonly, ex. gr.).The abbreviation "e.g." is often interpreted (Anglicised) as 'example given'. The plural exemplōrum gratiā to refer to multiple examples (separated by commas) is now not in frequent use; when used, it may be seen abbreviated as "ee.g." or even "ee.gg.", corresponding to the practice of doubling plurals in Latin ...