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  2. Vale of tears - Wikipedia

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    The phrase also occurs in the writings of Jerome (c. 347–420) [2] and Boniface (c. 675–754), [3] but was perhaps popularized by the hymn "Salve Regina", which at the end of the first stanza mentions "gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle", or "mourning and weeping in this valley of tears".

  3. Blood, toil, tears and sweat - Wikipedia

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    Theodore Roosevelt had uttered a phrase similar to Churchill's in an address to the United States Naval War College on 2 June 1897, following his appointment as federal Assistant Secretary of the Navy: "Every man among us is more fit to meet the duties and responsibilities of citizenship because of the perils over which, in the past, the nation ...

  4. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    Or "sacred simplicity". sancte et sapienter: in a holy and wise way: Also sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions, notably King's College London: sanctum sanctorum: Holy of Holies: referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location. sapere aude: dare to know

  5. Lacrimae rerum - Wikipedia

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    Lacrimae rerum (Latin: [ˈlakrɪmae̯ ˈreːrũː] [1]) is the Latin phrase for "tears of things." It derives from Book I, line 462 of the Aeneid (c. 29–19 BC), by Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70–19 BC). Some recent quotations have included rerum lacrimae sunt or sunt lacrimae rerum meaning "there are tears of (or for) things."

  6. Memento mori - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics often looked at life as a necessary and God-given vale of tears with death as a ransom, and they reminded people to lead sinless lives to stand a chance at Judgment Day. The following two Latin stanzas (with their English translations) are typical of memento mori in medieval music; they are from the virelai Ad Mortem Festinamus of ...

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

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    Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou quotes

  8. Hinc illae lacrimae - Wikipedia

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    "Hinc illae lacrimae" (Latin for "hence those/these tears") is a line from the Roman poet Terence's well-known comedy, Andria (166 BC). The phrase has, since the time of the Roman Republic, been appropriated for use as a popular saying or quotation [1] —to be employed when an obscured cause or explanation, for some action(s) or behavior, is recognized; and esp. when a baser motivation is ...

  9. The Top 15 ‘Mean Girls’ Quotes, Ranked by Usability - AOL

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    Here are the 15 ultimate Mean Girls quotes, ranked by usability: 15. Giphy. Some of you don’t live by the rules of feminism and it shows. (Special shout-out to “irregardless,” which isn’t ...