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What is the difference between “count” and “matter” in this quote?
I came across a quote today, it is,
As a person it's what's on the inside that counts. It's what's on the outside that matters.
Please explain the quote for me. Are count and matter opposites?
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“When I'm sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead”
In "How I met your mother" TV series, there is a character Barney Stinson, who is the author of this semi-popular quote:
When I'm sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. [sic!]
Obviously, ...
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“If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.”
What does the following Jack Lemmon quote mean:
If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
I guess picking up the wrong golf ball must be an idiom but I ...
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The meaning of “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
I am having a hard time understanding the following Logan Pearsall Smith quote:
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Googling didn't help much other than whose quote it is. ...
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What does it mean by “Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold”?
There's a famous Mario Puzo quote from The Godfather.
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
How to interpret this sentence?
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What's the meaning of 'sorry lot' in Albert Einstein's quote?
I just came across this quote by Albert Einstein when I was leafing through the book 'Super Cooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other To Succeed':
If people are good only ...
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“Punctuality is the politeness of kings.”
Can someone please explain the meaning of:
Punctuality is the politeness of
kings.
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What does “The Quality of Mercy is not Strained” mean?
I think I know what Shakespeare meant for Portia to be saying when he wrote this dialog between Shylock and Portia, and I found a decent discussion on the web here.
What I want to know is, what do ...
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Can someone help me understand this quote about love?
Ah! a blessing beyond all fate;
My sole mate 'tis my soul mate.
I didn't get this quote. Let me know its meaning please.
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Quote meaning: A wife is essential to great longevity
Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this quote?
A wife is essential to great
longevity; she is the receptacle of
half a man's cares, and two-thirds of
his ill-humor. -Charles ...
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What does this quote/excerpt mean?
I read the following lines somewhere on the Web:
“If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will suffer defeat.”
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you ...
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Meaning of “owedst”
...Not poppy, nor mandragora,
Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,
Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep
Which thou owedst yesterday.
— Shakespeare, Othello III.iii
I ...
