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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day") Loose lips sink ships; Look before you leap; Love is blind – The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 1 (1591) Love of money is the root of all evil [16] Love makes the world go around

  3. The road to hell is paved with good intentions - Wikipedia

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    A different interpretation of the saying is that individuals may have the intention to undertake good actions but nevertheless fail to take them. [3] [4] This inaction may be due to procrastination, laziness, or another subversive vice. [5] As such, the saying is an admonishment that a good intention is meaningless unless followed through. [6]

  4. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be. "It will be a good thing, God willing", or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully". Têr bijî. ”May you live long” Kusaal: Win yɛl sida! "God speaks truth." Sneezing means that someone elsewhere is praising you. Ami ...

  5. 10 Genius Phrases To Use Instead of 'I'm Busy,' According to ...

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    "We might want to avoid saying something to the effect of, 'That’s not important to me,'" Dr. Cooper says. "This can be offensive to others." "Go away" is another no-go.

  6. 134 funny quotes that will literally make you laugh out loud

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    People say, ‘But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.’ Well, at my age, if I want to connect with old friends, I need a Ouija board.” —Betty White

  7. No good deed goes unpunished - Wikipedia

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    Conventional moral wisdom holds that evil deeds are punished by divine providence and good deeds are rewarded by divine providence: [1] For as punishment is to the evil act, so is reward to a good act. Now no evil deed is unpunished, by God the just judge. Therefore no good deed is unrewarded, and so every good deed merits some good. [a]

  8. I've Seen All Good People - Wikipedia

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    The second part, "All Good People", consists of many repetitions of the sentence "I've seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way" sung to the same melody as before, but over a driving rock accompaniment, ending in a powerful vocal harmony and organ phrase which begins on a chord progression of E, D, C, G, then A ...

  9. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Go the way of all flesh [2] To die Neutral Go west [2] To be killed or lost Informal Refers to the sun setting at the west. The Grim Reaper [2] Personification of death Cultural: A skeleton with a scythe, often in a cloak. Also commonly truncated to just "The Reaper". Hand in one's dinner pail [2] To die Informal No longer required at workmen's ...