Expressions (A–Z)
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The prophet is a fool, a man of spirit
A saying expressing the people's contempt for a spiritual person or someone who...
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the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone
A proverb meaning that things once dismissed as unimportant may later prove to b...
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The Stones We Sat Upon in Our Youth Made War Against Us in Our Old Age
Figuratively: those who grew up under us now turn against us; or, things neglect...
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The walls have ears / Secrets will out
Even the wall may hear and reveal the secret. When passing a secret from one per...
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The world endures only for the sake of one who restrains himself in the midst of a quarrel
The world endures thanks to people who are restrained and do not erupt in anger....
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The world has been delivered into the hands of fools
See: 'The world has been delivered into the hands of fools.'
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There is no escape but...
There is no choice but..., there is no other option but... (The original source...
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There is no faith in...
One should never put trust in...
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There is no generation without jesters
In every generation there are frivolous people who mock all serious matters (her...
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There is no good without evil
Every positive phenomenon also has a negative aspect.
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