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I erected a monument to myself not made by hands

Pushkin A.S.

Phraseologism: I erected a monument to myself not made by hands.

Meaning: About creative heritage.

Origin: From the poem "Monument" (1836, publ. 1841) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837): "I erected a monument to myself not made by hands // A folk path will not grow to it ..." In "Monument" (1796) by Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (1-743-1816) has a similar line: "I erected a wonderful, eternal monument to myself, / It is harder than metal and higher than pyramids." Both poets were inspired by the same primary source - the ode "Monument" by the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horace Flaccus, 65 - 8 BC). The opening line from this ode (Exegi monumentum) was used by A.S. Pushkin as an epigraph for his poem.

Random phraseology:

Even though you are the seventh, but a fool.

Meaning:

About a person who, although decorated with ranks, titles, degrees, etc., nevertheless does not correspond to his high status.

Origin:

From the story "The Book of Complaints" (1884) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904). This book is intended for complaints and suggestions regarding the operation of the railway and the station where this book is located. But anything is written in it, which is why the following entry appears: "I ask you not to write extraneous things in the complaint book. For the head of the station, Ivanov 7th." The entry is next and last: "Even though you are the seventh, you are a fool."

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