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It is used in law to describe a decision or action that is motivated by hatred or anger instead of reason and is detrimental to those whom it affects. ab origine: from the source: i.e., from the origin, beginning, source, or commencement; or, "originally". Root of the word aboriginal. ab ovo: from the egg: i.e., from the beginning or origin.
The phrase "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad" first appears in English in exactly this form in the Reverend William Anderson Scott 's book Daniel, a Model for Young Men (1854) and is attributed to a "heathen proverb." The phrase later appears in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's poem "The Masque of Pandora" (1875) and other places.
much in little. Conciseness. The term "mipmap" is formed using the phrase's abbreviation "MIP"; motto of Rutland, a county in central England. Latin phrases are often multum in parvo, conveying much in few words. mundus senescit. the world grows old. mundus vult decipi. the world wants to be deceived.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is an ancient proverb which suggests that two parties can or should work together against a common enemy. The exact meaning of the modern phrase was first expressed in the Latin phrase "Amicus meus, inimicus inimici mei" ("my friend, the enemy of my enemy"), which had become common throughout Europe by the early 18th century, while the first recorded use of ...
Depression Quotes. “Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It’s always there, though ...
125 Inspirational Quotes for Strong Women. 1. "Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations ...
anonymous proverb sunt superis sua iura: the gods have their own laws: From Ovid's Metamorphoses, book IX, line 500; also used by David Hume in The Natural History of Religion, chapter XIII: suo jure: in one's own right: Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through ...
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as: