Reader Opinions
Mozetta Mitchell – (beyond the veil) October 17, 2020
The veil actually represented the divide between God and mankind because of sin. There was always the separation and inacessability to the Spirit of God personally and individually until Jesus came. His birth, life, suffering, death and resurrection were the ultimate price recquired to destroy the manifestation of the veil as anything that separates us from God.
Erick – (eat humble pie) October 17, 2020
I respectfully disagree with your definition of humble as having low self-esteem. Sharing a root with humus, which means soil or dirt, as well as humanity, I understand humility as being grounded or centered and having essential value along with all that exists. This awareness of the goodness of all things increases one’s regard for fellow humans, animals, and the cosmos – elevating all rather than diminishing any individual (including self). Thank you!
Eileen – (third time’s a charm) October 17, 2020
On an other website, it says sources suggest the expression is inspired by Old English Law that stated, if someone survives a hanging 3 times they will be set free. This occurred at Exeter Prison when John “Babbacombe” Lee was to be hanged for murder, but survived 3 attempts and therefore was set free.
Alizabeth Aguilar – (a good man is hard to find) October 15, 2020
For woman’s is hard to find a decent dude that will love her the way she is. Every men is different but there is no such thing as having a good man as long as you know the way they are.
Suraj – (tie the knot) October 14, 2020
Indian culture is thousands of years old, where marriage is symbolic with Krishna and Radha, Hindu gods, representation for love which over the years become custom to tie a necklace which has a locket in the shape of banyan tree leaf. Till now even Christians do it in India.
Anonymous – (love is blind) October 9, 2020
This is so powerful and it has helped me to realize the Love God has for us, no wonder He was so lost in love He died for us.
I’m blessed
Paulinus Ike Ogara – (a house divided against itself cannot stand) October 9, 2020
What is clear is that Lincoln borrowed a phrase from the bible and used it to drive home his point. For the record, the origin of the phrase should be traced back to Jesus, its original user.
Anonymous – (a stitch in time saves nine) October 8, 2020
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine is a wise saying. This phrase refers to a hole in a cloth. This hole would certainly get bigger if not fixed in time. It means that a timely effort that will prevent more work later. It certainly means prevention is better than cure. Furthermore, this important phrase tells us procrastination is a bad habit. Hence, if a problem exists, then one must fix it immediately. If not fixed in time, then even more problems can arise.
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Importance of “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine”
First of all, time is a very precious aspect of life. According to many successful individuals, time is money. This precious blessing of time is very limited. There are only 24 hours in a day. Also, the average human life expectancy probably ranges from 80 to 90 years. This certainly means that one can’t afford to waste time at all. Hence, “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” avoids wastage of time.
Andrew – (two peas in a pod) October 7, 2020
Two peas in a pod
Meaning:
So similar as to be indistinguishable or nearly so.
Origin:
This simile derives, of course, from the fact that two peas from the same
pod are virtually indistinguishable. The phrase, sometimes given as
‘like as two peas’, is quite old and versions of it date from the the
16th century; for example, John Lyly used the phrase in Euphues and
his England, 1580:
“Wherin I am not unlike unto the unskilfull Painter, who having drawen
the Twinnes of Hippocrates, (who wer as lyke as one pease is to an
other).”
Lyly’s use of ‘pease’ as the singular form was the norm in Tudor
England. The word ‘pea’ came into use as the singular in the 17th
century, with ‘peas’ as the plural, thus avoiding ‘peases’, which
would have been something of a mouthful. This transition left ‘pease’
out in the cold and we now hardly use the form, except in the name of
the dish of dried peas cooked to a mush – ‘pease pudding’. The pudding
is itself now becoming less common as it has largely been superseded
by ‘mushy peas’, which are essentially the same thing. Once that
process is complete, ‘pease’ will be gone from the everyday language –
a pity.
Mukesh – (barking up the wrong tree) October 6, 2020
Well, I think one can understand the origin of this idiom with the fact that here Bark stands for the outermost skin of the stem (छाल) of a tree, it’s not barking of a dog. If Ram is asked to bring the bark of a Neem (नीम) tree for medicinal uses, and he brings the bark of some other tree, then this idiom comes into play that you have barked up the wrong tree.
