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The truth is effortless (Rashida Costa) The way to a man's heart is through his stomach; The work praises the man. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch; There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream; There are none so blind as those who will not see – attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana
truth never expires: by Seneca the Younger: veritas odit moras: truth hates delay: by Seneca the Younger: veritas odium parit: truth breeds hatred veritas omnia vincit: truth conquers all: A quotation from a letter of Jan Hus; frequently used as a motto veritas, probitas, iustitia: truth, honesty, justice: Motto of the University of Indonesia ...
Another phrase is Am Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag ("on St. Never's Day"). [19] Wenn Weihnachten und Ostern auf einen Tag fallen! ("when Christmas and Easter are on the same day") Georgian– როცა ვირი ხეზე ავა ("when the donkey climbs the tree") Greek – Του Αγίου Ποτέ ("on St.
Another way of saying this, she adds, is expressing that they see you as the person you strive to be—a testament to the power of your partnership. “Something important you've taught me is ____.”
if we deny having made a mistake, we are deceived, and there's no truth in us: From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, where the phrase is translated "if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there's no truth in us." (cf. 1 John 1:8 in the New Testament)
EDIT: I love how so many people in these replies are trying to find a different interpretation of what she must have meant, or say that she must have been joking :D but no, unfortunately I have to ...
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language.
Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs and "servicing the target" for bombing), [1] in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning. In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth.