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Death delay is like

Titus Livy

Phraseologism: Procrastination of death is similar.

Meaning: It is impossible to delay, it is unacceptable.

Origin: A common speech turnover, which was widely used in Russian journalism at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. For example, V. AND. Lenin: "Procrastination is like death" ("Letter to Bolshevik comrades participating in the Regional Congress of Soviets of the Northern Region" dated October 8, 1917), "Procrastination in an uprising is like death", "Delay in speaking out is like death" ("Letter to members of the Central Committee dated October 24, 1917). Also, the Chairman of the State Duma M. AT. Rodzianko: "Any delay is like death" (telegram to Emperor Nicholas II dated February 26, 1917). Even earlier, this expression is found in the Russian Emperor Peter I. Preparing for the Prut campaign against the Turks, he sent (April 8, 1711) a letter to the newly established Senate. Thanking the senators for their efforts to equip the troops, Peter demanded that they continue to act without red tape, "before the passing of time is like an irrevocable death" (Soloviev S. М. History of Russia since ancient times. T. 16. M., 1962). The primary source is the turnover periculum in mora (Latin: "delay is dangerous") from the "History" of the Roman historian Titus Livius, which was often used in Russia even without translation. It is believed that for the first time this expression sounded in antiquity, as a "historical phrase" of the Persian king Darius I (522-486 BC). NS.). But he uttered it before he became the ruler of Persia. When the first Persian king Cyrus died (who conquered the fabulously rich king of Lydia Croesus), his eldest son Cambyses ascended the throne, becoming a cruel, reckless ruler (530-522 BC). NS.). Fearing that his angry subjects would overthrow him and put his younger brother on the throne, the king ordered him to be secretly killed. And he simply "disappeared", which was announced to the country. When Cambyses went on a campaign against Egypt, the Median magician Gaumata, the ruler of the royal court, took advantage of the situation. He announced that the "missing" prince had returned, and he himself began to rule the country on his behalf, without leaving the royal chambers. When Cambyses found out about this, he decided to urgently return to Susa, the capital of Persia, but died on the way from blood poisoning. So Gaumata became the sole sovereign ruler of Persia. Nevertheless, the noble Persian Otan, whose daughter was the wife of the murdered prince, learned the truth. Despite the fact that the “returned” prince met his wife only at night, in complete darkness, she noticed that his ears were cut off - just like Gaumata, whom Cambyses once punished in this way for some kind of offense. Otan immediately gathered the seven most distinguished, respected Persians and revealed to them a secret - the country is ruled not by a prince, but by an impostor, the magician Gaumata. It was decided to find a way to overthrow this impostor. But Darius suggested that this be done immediately, since one of those gathered could report on the conspiracy and then everyone else would die. "Procrastination is like death!" - he said and demanded that none of the initiates of the secret leave the room until the evening. And in the evening everyone should go to the palace and kill Gaumata.

Random phraseology:

It's time, it's time! The horns are blowing.

Meaning:

The time has come, the hour has come, etc.

Origin:

The opening line of the poem "Count Nulin" (1825) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837).

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