the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” is actually not the full phrase it actually is “curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back” so don’t let anyone tell you not to be a curious little baby okay go and be interested in the world uwu
See also:
Blood is thicker than water The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
Meaning that relationships formed by choice are stronger than those formed by birth.
Let’s not forget that “Jack of all trades, master of none” ends with “But better than a master of one.”
It means that being equally good/average at everything is much better than being perfect at one thing and sucking at everything else. So don’t worry if you’re not perfect at something you do! Being okay is better!
It goes to show that conformity isn’t always a good thing. And that just because more than one person has the same idea, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea.
what the fuck why haven’t i heard the full version to any of these
“Birds of a feather flock together” ends with “until the cat comes.”
It’s actually a warning about fair-weather friends, not an assessment of how complementary people are.
I’ve always felt like these were cut down on purpose.
I really like these phrases and plan on spreading this knowledge.
The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
I want to make designs out of these.
Funny how all the half-finished ones encourage uniformity and upholding the status-quo, while the complete proverbs encourage like…living exciting, eclectic lives driven by choice and personal passion.
“Homosexuals” were never mentioned in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. In fact, the word “homosexual” wasn’t coined until well after Jesus’s time, and any translation that includes it is in fact a mistranslation. Please do look into it.
Followers, if you have anything to add, please do.
– Toza
Correct, “homosexual” first appeared as a word in the late 1800s, and first appeared in Bibles in the mid 1900s.
Also 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 is talking about pagan fertility rituals.
Reblogged November 11, 2017
not to mention that historically it was never ‘gay’ sex that was criticized – these texts are coming out of a period where there was renewed support behind the philosophical idea that any sex (regardless of whatever combination of genders is participating – so that includes a man and a woman) being had that wasn’t for actively trying to conceive a child was ‘unnatural’.