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Wheel of Fortune
Ancient Greek and Roman mythology
Phraseologism: Wheel of Fortune.
Meaning: Blind fate, vicissitudes, the inconstancy of human happiness (book).
Origin: In Roman mythology, the goddess of blind chance, happiness and misfortune, Fortuna, was depicted with a blindfold, standing on a ball or wheel and holding a steering wheel in one hand and a cornucopia in the other. The steering wheel indicated that Fortune controls the fate of a person, the cornucopia - well-being, the abundance that it can give, and the ball or wheel emphasized its constant variability.
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Blessed is he who was young from his youth ...
Meaning:
1. In every moment of a person's life there are needs contemporary to this moment and their complete satisfaction. 2. Everything is good on time, everything must be done on time.
Origin:
Quote from "Eugene Onegin" by A. S. Pushkin, 8, stanza 10 (1832): "Blessed is he who was young from his youth, // Blessed is he who matured in time." |
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