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Hubris. Hubris ( / ˈhjuːbrɪs /; from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris) 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris ( / ˈhaɪbrɪs / ), [ 1] describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride [ 2] or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, [ 3] often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance. [ 4]
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, illustrated by Milo Winter in a 1919 edition. " The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs " is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 87 in the Perry Index, a story that also has a number of Eastern analogues. Many other stories contain geese that lay golden eggs, though certain versions change them for hens or other ...
In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus ( Latin for 'foolish flame'; [ 1] pl. ignes fatui ), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in much of European folklore by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, and ...
Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College. " Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College " is an 18th-century ode by Thomas Gray. It is composed of ten 10-line stanzas, rhyming ABABCCDEED, with the B lines and final D line in iambic trimeter and the others in iambic tetrameter. In this poem, Gray coined the phrase "Ignorance is bliss".
Simeon the Holy Fool ( Abba Simeon, Saint Simeon Salos or Saint Simeon Salus, Greek: Συμεών (ὁ διὰ τὸν Χριστόν) Σαλός) was a Christian monk, hermit and saint of Byzantine-Syrian origin, who lived in the sixth century AD. He is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church as one of the first ...
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
11 January 1829. Laicized. 1832. Signature. Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), [ 2] who went by his middle name Waldo, [ 3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking ...
Music video. "Foolish" on YouTube. " Foolish " is a song by American singer Ashanti. It served as her debut single, the first from her self-titled debut album (2002) and was released by Def Jam Recordings, AJM, and Irv Gotti 's Murder Inc. Records. It was written by Ashanti, Etterlene Jordan, Mark DeBarge and Irv Gotti, while production was ...