Same topic Authors
Quote of the day

Don’t make a sound I’ll be your voice You don’t need to be afraid Anymore I’ll shine a light out in the dark Guide you here no matter how far

Popular Topics
Worry, Character, Feeling, Alien, Evidence, Drama, Curiosity, Fitness, Things, Weak, Jesus, Enthusiast, Hip Hop, Humbly, Scholar, I Like You, Fly, Kind, Bible, Gold, Song, Guru, Inspiration, Dress, Inspiring, Reality, I Miss You, English, Like, Gossip, Body, Songs, Ideas, Leadership, Identity, Lifetime, Mother'S Day, Town, Wonderful, Confidence, Hope, Things In Life, Job, Knowledge, Children, Ocean, Living My Life, Inspirational Life, Period, Poet
E. Cobham Brewer

The elephant which supports the world is called Muha-pudma, and the the tortoise which supports the elephant is called Chukwa. In some of the Eastern mythologies we are told that the world stands on the backs of eight elephants, called Achtequed-jams.

Backs, Eight, Elephants, Stands, Support
Same Author Quotes

Tree of Liberty: A tree set up by the people, hung with flags and devices, and crowned with a cap of liberty. The Americans of the United States planted poplars and other trees during the war of independence, "as symbols of growing freedom. " The Jacobins in Paris planted their first tree of liberty in 1790. The symbols used in France to decorate their trees of liberty were tricoloured ribbons, circles to indicate unity, triangles to signify equality, and a cap of liberty. Trees of liberty were planted by the Italians in the revolution of 1848.

Circles, Growing, Paris, Signify, Triangles, War

To defer anything to the Greek Calends is to defer it sine die. There were no calends in the Greek months. The Romans used to pay rents, taxes, bills, etc. , on the calends, and to defer paying them to the “Greek Calends” was virtually to repudiate them. (See NEVER. )

Bills, Greek, Pay, Paying, Rents, Taxes
Similar Quotes