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Never too old to learn; Nine tailors make a man, No friends but the mountains [22] No guts, no glory; No man can serve two masters; No man is an island; No names, no pack-drill; No news is good news; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent; No pain, no gain; No rest for the wicked
Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living. sic vos non vobis mellificates apes: Thus you not for yourselves make honey, bees. Part of a verse written by Virgil after the poet Bathyllus plagiarized his work. sidere mens eadem mutato: Though the constellations change, the mind is universal
I gave as bad as I got (I gave as good as I got) In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; Kill two birds with one stone; Let the cobbler stick to his last (Stick to your knitting) Like father, like son; Like teaching an old man a new language (Can't teach an old dog new tricks) A living corpse; Many hands make light work
These wise sayings of men of former times, the words of famous men, are consecrated at holy Pytho; from there Klearchos [c] copied them carefully, to set them up, shining afar, in the precinct of Kineas. When a child, show yourself well behaved; When a young man, self controlled; In middle age, just; As an old man, a good counsellor;
An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. carpe vinum: seize the wine: Carthago delenda est: Carthage must be destroyed
The former translation was done in the early 1600s and, while a lot of literary types love its lyricism and poetry, it’s all “spaketh” this and “goeth” that – old words that fell out ...
Мало сутра (malo sutra), literally "a little bit tomorrow", has a similar meaning as "all my eye". Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa (creole spoken in Seychelles) – lannen de mil zanmen is used, which means "year two thousand and never". It is a fairly new expression used mainly among the youth.
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