Quote of the Day: September 5, 2018
She had resolved never again to belong to another than herself. Kate Chopin (1851-1904)
She had resolved never again to belong to another than herself. Kate Chopin (1851-1904)
mislay Definition: (verb) Place (something) where one cannot find it again. Synonyms: misplace, lose Usage: I seem to have mislaid my wallet; can you put this on my tab?
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Dadabhai Naoroji (1825) Naoroji was an Indian nationalist leader who moved to England at age 30 and worked for the improvement of British policies toward India. He wrote and lectured extensively on the “drain” of wealth from India to England, […]
Before I do anything I feel that I have choice, and that influences what I do; but afterwards, when the thing is done, I believe that it was inevitable from all eternity. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
misapply Definition: (verb) Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly. Synonyms: misuse Usage: Thus they misapply the sacred writings to defend practices yet more corrupt than those I have been speaking of.
Ramon Magsaysay (1907) A Philippine guerrilla leader during World War II, Magsaysay helped combat the Japanese occupation and clear the way for US forces to liberate the island nation. He then entered politics and, as secretary of defense, spearheaded one […]
It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part … If a majority be […]
villainous Definition: (adjective) Extremely wicked. Synonyms: nefarious Usage: A villainous band of thieves targeted our neighborhood and in one night made off with 17 cars.
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Jacques-Louis David (1748) The unchallenged painter of the French Revolution, and later the official portraitist to Napoleon, David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. His pervasive influence on European art extended beyond painting to determine the […]
Never … be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices … and I can always be hopeful of you. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
divest Definition: (verb) Remove (someone’s or one’s own) clothes. Synonyms: undress, disinvest, strip Usage: Frowning with vexation at the effort necessary to divest himself of his coat and trousers, the prince undressed.
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