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Clout

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Like many other Brits, my great-uncle Alf (below) was called up by the Brit govt to go fight in WW1 many years before I was born, and off he went and never came back-

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And he's been laying here with his mates in Belgium for the past 108 years-
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Zakat

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It's enough that one can endeavour to keep on counting without end to come to the conclusion that eternity actually exists and therefore, God, The Eternal.

- quoteth once a good old father
 

Zakat

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"La nuit porte conseil" is a French proverb that means "the night brings advice" or "sleep on it".

It's a common expression used to suggest that a good night's sleep will help someone gain new perspective and make a better decision in the morning. For example, you might say "La nuit porte conseil" to someone who is having trouble choosing between two options.

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Some words we suppose are simply modern slang are actually historically respectable.

A The Reader's Digest writer/contributor, Miss I. A. R. Wylie​
 

A Freeman

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For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall EXCEED [the righteousness] of the lawyers and politicians, ye shall in no case enter into The Kingdom of heaven.

-- Christ, through the mouth of Jesus, as recorded in Matthew 5:20
 

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"What you have to understand, John, is that sometimes there are forces and events too big, too powerful, with so much at stake for other people or institutions, that you cannot do anything about them, no matter how evil or wrong they are and no matter how dedicated or sincere you are or how much evidence you have. This is simply one of the hard facts of life you have to face." Former CIA director William Colby giving advice to his friend Senator John DeCamp, urging him to cease his investigation into the Franklin child abuse affair. ('The Franklin Coverup' John DeCamp, 2nd edition, foreword).
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