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Events of the day 4 March

AD 51:

Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).

306:

Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.

852:

Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.

932:

Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.

G1952:

Was born Gabriel Gafita.

Barbara De Angelis1951:

Was born Barbara De Angelis.

Nicolae Titulescu1882:

Was born Nicolae Titulescu.

Hans Eysenck1916:

Was born Hans Eysenck.

Toma Caragiu1977:

Died Toma Caragiu.

Alexandru Ivasiuc1977:

Died Alexandru Ivasiuc.

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Season's end

I was so very aware
that the afternoon was dying in the domes,
and all around me sounds froze,
turned to winding pillars.

I was so very aware
that the undulant drift of scents
was collapsing into darkness,
and it seemed I had never...

Nichita StănescuPoems by Nichita Stănescu about feelings, season, contentment, end, moon, face

Of love

Poetry page

She remains bored and very beautiful
her black hair is angry,
her bright hand
for ages now has forgotten me,-
for ages too has forgotten itself,
hanging as it has from the neck of a chair.
In the lights I drown myself,
set my jaws...

Christmas Also Came Here

Christmas also came here
To soothe our pain,
White snow is falling over my life
It’s snowing over my soul,
White snow is falling
Over my life
That ends here.

The star begins to shine
On the holy manger
And once again three magi...

Tudor GheorgheSongs by Tudor Gheorghe about christmas, pain, sin, life, end, angels, tears, dream, soul, celebrity

Three, mighty God, all three!

He had three sons and they, all three,
When called, for the encampment left;
So the poor father was bereft
Of rest and peace, for war, thought he.
Is hard - one has no time to feel
That one has ceased to be.

And many months went in...

George CoșbucPoems by George Coșbuc about past, man, war, fear, human imperfections, thinking, god, bankers, obstacles, stores

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You can eat and drink with your family but not count and measure.

Proverbs and old sayings German about measure, family, drinking, contentment

The first goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Bad ware is never cheap.

Proverbs and old sayings French about bad luck, bad

Laugh, if you are wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment

Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about happiness

There are 3 simple rules in life:
- don't promise when you're happy,
- don't answer when you're nervous,
- don't decide when you're angry.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, rules, promise, happiness, contentment

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about spirit, law, man

Who came back from the grave and told the story?

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian

Traditional Irish Curse

Spells and incantations Irish

Traditional Wexford Curse

Spells and incantations British

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

Fire.

Riddles

If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.

Proverbs and old sayings American

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Phoenix bird

Phoenix bird

Quite often we hear around us being used the expression - "Reborn from the ashes as the Phoenix bird" and perhaps many times, we fail to make the connection between the depicted situation and expression – Phoenix bird. The word originates in the...

A priori - a posteriori

A priori - a posteriori

A priori - the term means before any experience, independent from any experience, from the earlier. This term is in close relationship with its opposite a posteriori , from experience, from the later. Both expressions are used in Philosophy and...

Bovarism

Bovarism

Bovarism is the term that denotes a person's state of discontent towards its own existence, constructing a fictitious personality to match his ideals. This alter ego of the person functions as a protection from too cruel world for which is not...