"Чем сильнее падение государства, тем больше у него законов"

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

A wound on someone else's hand is like a crack in the wall.

Azerbaijani proverb

Si parva licet componere magnis.

Коль великое сравнивать с малым (если позволительно малое сравнивать с большим).

Random phraseology:

Demanding artist.

Meaning:

A man of refined taste.

Origin:

An expression from A. S. Pushkin's poem "To the Poet" (1831): "... On the free road // Go where the free mind leads you, // Improving the fruits of your favorite thoughts, // Not demanding rewards for a noble feat. // They in you yourself. You yourself are your own highest court, / You know how to evaluate your work more strictly. / Are you satisfied with it, exacting artist?"

Can a person be born without fingerprints?

A rare mutation in the SMARCAD1 gene can lead to adermatoglyphia, a genetic disorder characterized by the absence of fingerprints. Recently, a woman from Switzerland with this feature was unable to clear customs and enter the United States. Currently, only 4 families have been documented worldwide with adermatoglyphia.