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Dreams and years have no return

Pushkin A.S.

Phraseologism: Dreams and years have no return.

Meaning: An expression of regret about the years of past youth, about her dreams, hopes, plans, etc.

Origin: From the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" (1823-1831) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837), ch. 4, stanza 16.

Random phraseology:

Slander, slander, let something remain.

Meaning:

Any slander, even if refuted, always leaves a mark on a person's reputation. Moreover, the one who tries to refute slander, only by this puts himself in a false position (see also Whoever is justified, he accuses himself).

Origin:

From French: Calomniez, calomniez, il en restera toujours quelque chose! From the monologue of Don Basilio in the comedy (act. 2, yavl. 7) "The Barber of Seville" (1775) by the French playwright Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais (1732-1799). Already in those days, this phrase was widely quoted as a well-known catch phrase. Thus, the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) in his Treatise on the Dignity and Improvement of the Sciences (1623) writes (book 8, 34): One can say the same about boasting: believe me, boast boldly, there will always be something left of boasting. Therefore, sometimes this expression is quoted in Bacon's version, that is, in Latin: Audacter cahimniare, semper aliquid haeret - Slander, boldly slander, there will always be something left from slander. The idea itself has been known since antiquity. In the work of the ancient Greek historian Plutarch "How to distinguish a flatterer from a friend", a certain Media (Medius), one of the courtiers of Alexander the Great, is mentioned, who said that one can "boldly slander and bite, because the scar will remain in any case." The expression came to Russia from France, along with the comedy of Beaumarchais, and therefore was previously quoted in French. A. S. Pushkin (excerpt "Guests gathered at the dacha") gave his own translation of this expression: "Slander, even without evidence, leaves strong traces."

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