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  • 41the longest journey begins with a single step — Attributed to Lao tzu (c 604 c 531 BC), founder of Taoism. 1904 Sayings of Lao Tzu tr. L. Giles 51 A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step. 1947 L. LEE Twisted Mirror x. 87 Willie looked at him with all the solemnity of an old… …

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  • 42no man is a hero to his valet — Attributed to Mme Cornuel (1605–94): il n’y a pas de héros pour son valet de chambre, no man is a hero to his valet. Cf. 1603 J. FLORIO tr. Montaigne’s Essays III. ii. Few men haue beene admired of their familiers... In my climate of Gascoigne… …

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  • 43KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 44List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach — There are over 1000 known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. Listed here are about half of these in the order of the BWV catalog, including the spurious works in the BWV Anhang ( Appendix ). The complementary pages listing the other known… …

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  • 45Ancient Chinese coinage — Ancient Chinese coins Chinese coins were produced continuously for around 2,500 years by casting in moulds, rather than being struck with dies as with most western coins. Contents 1 …

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  • 46Chinese classic texts — or Chinese canonical texts (zh cp|c=典籍|p=diǎnjí) refer to the pre Qin Chinese texts, especially the Confucian Four Books and Five Classics (四書五經). All of these pre Qin text were written in classical Chinese. They can be referred to as jing (經).… …

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  • 47Chinese coins — Ancient Chinese coins were produced continuously for around 2,500 years by casting in moulds, rather than being struck with dies as with most western coins.Collectors can obtain affordable yet old, beautiful, and interesting coins associated with …

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  • 48Clan badge — A Victorian era, romantic depiction of a Highlander, clothed in a belted plaid, by R. R. McIan. The Highlander depicted is a MacLennan, who is wearing a sprig of furze as his clan badge. A clan badge, sometimes called a plant badge, is a badge or …

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  • 49Chinese classics — Chinese classic texts, or Chinese canonical texts, (Chinese: 典籍; pinyin: diǎnjí) today often refer to the pre Qin Chinese texts, especially the Neo Confucian titles of Four Books and Five Classics (四書五經), a selection of short books and chapters… …

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  • 50Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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