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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    All is well that ends well; An apple a day keeps the doctor away; An army marches on its stomach; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind (Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), leader of the Indian independence movement) An Englishman's home is his castle/A man's home is his castle; Another day, another dollar

  3. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, used to denote something known from experience. a priori: from the former: Presupposed independent of experience; the reverse of a posteriori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something is supposed without empirical ...

  4. Wordplay (film) - Wikipedia

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    The movie focuses on the following crossword solvers: Ellen Ripstein: editor living in New York City and 2001 ACPT champion. She is also known for her baton twirling. Trip Payne: professional puzzlemaker living in South Florida and three-time ACPT champion. He held the record as the youngest champion after winning the tournament in 1993 at the ...

  5. Joseph Conrad - Wikipedia

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    Conrad was a reserved man, wary of showing emotion. He scorned sentimentality; his manner of portraying emotion in his books was full of restraint, scepticism and irony. [74] In the words of his uncle Bobrowski, as a young man Conrad was "extremely sensitive, conceited, reserved, and in addition excitable.

  6. List of pirates - Wikipedia

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    He is best known for his association with Edward Low and Francis Spriggs, and for his involvement with two well-known and well-documented maroonings. Jasper Seagar: d. 1721 1719–1721 England Active in the Indian Ocean, best known for sailing with Edward England, Olivier Levasseur, and Richard Taylor. Robert Semple (Richard Sample) d. 1719 1719

  7. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    The well-known phrase, "Man is the measure of all things" arises from this belief. [ citation needed ] One of the Sophists' most famous, and infamous, doctrines has to do with probability and counter arguments.

  8. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Wikipedia

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    "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase from the United States Declaration of Independence. [1] The phrase gives three examples of the unalienable rights which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. Like the other principles in the ...

  9. List of prominent operas - Wikipedia

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    Bellini's best-known opera, paradigm of Romantic operas. The final act of this work is often noted for the originality of its orchestration. [60] 1831 Robert le diable (Giacomo Meyerbeer). Meyerbeer's first Grand Opera for Paris caused a sensation with its ballet of dead nuns. [61] 1832 L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti). This work was the most often ...