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Albert Einstein

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and […] www.english-slang.com

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A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had […] www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

(1879-1955) physicist, author of theory of relativity. "Albert Einstein reshaped our cosmos by supplanting long-treasured concepts of physics with shockingly counterintuitive ideas about the nature of space and time. It […] www.english-slang.com

run a risk

[run a risk] or [take a risk] {v. phr.} To be open to danger or loss; put yourself in danger; be unprotected. * /A baseball umpire wears a mask and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Elbert Hubbard

(1856-1915) U.S. editorpublisher To escape criticism--do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

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fasten on

[fasten on] {v. phr.} To attach; tie something to make it secure. * /"Fasten on your life jackets when you get into the life […]

lay out

[lay out] {v. phr.} 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. * /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./ 2. {slang} To […]

Polish proverb

Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.

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arse about face

[arse about face] Back to front.

honest broker

[honest broker] {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where […]