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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Better safe than sorry; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven; Be yourself; Better the Devil you know (than the Devil you do not) Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better ...

  3. Paraphrase - Wikipedia

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    More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words. In other words, it is a copy of the text in meaning, but which is different from the original. For example, when someone tells a story they heard, in their own words, they paraphrase, with the meaning being the same. [1]

  4. Best of all possible worlds - Wikipedia

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    Leibniz then claims that the only possible reason for the choice between these possible worlds is "the fitness or the degree of perfection" which they possess – i.e., the quality which makes worlds better than others, so that the world with the greatness "fitness" or "perfection" is the best one.

  5. These wise quotes from Maya Angelou will inspire you every day

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    The other times you’re just stretching your soul.” “Creativity or talent, like electricity, is something I don’t understand but something I’m able to harness and use.” This article was ...

  6. Leaving the world a better place - Wikipedia

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    This ethic was articulated by Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1911 (in a quote often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson): "To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

  7. Standing on the shoulders of giants - Wikipedia

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    The tall windows under the rose window show the four major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel) as gigantic figures, and the four New Testament evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) as ordinary-size people sitting on their shoulders. The evangelists, though smaller, "see more" than the huge prophets (since ...

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    You've Got Mail!® Millions of people around the world use AOL Mail, and there are times you'll have questions about using it or want to learn more about its features. That's why AOL Mail Help is here with articles, FAQs, tutorials, our AOL virtual chat assistant and live agent support options to get your questions answered.

  9. All models are wrong - Wikipedia

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    In their 1983 book on generalized linear models, Peter McCullagh and John Nelder stated that while modeling in science is a creative process, some models are better than others, even though none can claim eternal truth. [3] [4] In 1996, an Applied Statistician's Creed was proposed by M.R. Nester, which incorporated the aphorism as a central ...