It’s once again time for us to look at a quote from Frederick Nietzsche. We’ve written about him in the past, and today, we’ll be taking a look at one of his quotes “Time is a flat circle”. Today, I want to look at what it means, why it matters, and where you might have …
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Today, I want to talk about one of the coolest phrases in the English language: Stare into the abyss. What does “Stare into the abyss” mean? “Stare into the Abyss” is from the quote by Nietzsche: “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long …
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When you were at school, I’m sure that many of you read the book “Of mice and men”. But very few of you will have even thought about the source material. Today, I want to be talking about the Burns poem that it came from “to a mouse”. I’ll be looking at what it means, …
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Introduction Today, I want to talk about a quote from one of the most famous books of the 21st century. Such a passage might seem like just another throwaway line, but today, I want to explore the impact this quote has on the entire story, and how it’s even more valid today than when the …
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Introduction In the English language, we have thousands of ways that we can say yes. Of Course, Sure, No Problem, Certainly, Yeah, Yaha. But one that goes one step further than all the others is the one I want to talk about in this article today, “For you, a thousand times over”. What does “For …
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“Live and Let Die” is probably best known as being a song by Guns and Roses. But what does it mean? To live and let die, means to live your life how you want, and allow others to live it how they want. Do not interfere with them, even if their lifestyle means they’re going …
“All the gods, all the heavens are within you”. That phrase is something that you might have heard said to you at some point in the past. And it’s a shortened version of the quote “all the heavens, all the hells are within you”. This is a phrase coined by literature professor Joseph Campbell. It …
In the modern world, there are lots of common phrases that have become popularised through their common usage. Some of these go back for hundreds of years, such as the Bard’s “Forever and a day” and “It’s Greek to me”. Others have come about more recently thanks to pop culture such as “It’s on like …
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