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• The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This… — Eugene H. Peterson
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• A heavenly location for the actions of the savior gods, including the death of Christ, would also have been influenced by most… — Earl Doherty
• The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such as the… — Kató Lomb
• MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects… — Ambrose Bierce
• Some form of gnosis or immediacy is attached to all thinking as its root-form or primitive origination; every act of thinking has… — Kenny Smith
• A doctor once told me that with crying you aren't sure what its derivation is. If someone comes at you with a… — Bill Viola
• TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but… — Ambrose Bierce

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