Famous quotes and Folklore

The hero of the book does long to experience God. But his conception of God is very western.

It's the most wonderful time of the year : It's the most wonderful time of the year. With the kids jingle belling, and everyone telling you, Be of good cheer, It's the most wonderful time of the...

Corpus delicti is Latin phrase translated as "the body of crime", term used in jurisprudence which refers to the principle according to which it must be proven that a crime has occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. ...

Carpe diem is an expression from a Latin poem by written by Horace used as an aphorism. It is popularly translated as - seize the day. Carpe literally means: to pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, gather. The expression belongs to the lyric: ...

Ars longa, vita brevis are the first two lines of a Latin translation of an aphorism written by ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates. The words are referring to art of practicing medicine, acquired in a lifetime. The word - art is interpreted as ...