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You keep bringing it back... and I find it just a bit disheartening that poltergeists cannot properly utilize technology (though, some horror films, namely a few Polish & Japanese ones, would have you think otherwise).
could I please see a show of hands of those that may like to see that topic about "History of Sayings" be brought forth and started today? I'll need some help with it, though, because I have not yet come to find one all-encompassing resource (ie, website/blog) that has meandered into, and dedicated themselves to thi aim.
I think the first phrase I should try to track down the origins to is "the Ghost in the Machine".
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(this topic of mine has stayed in the back of mind for over four years now, when just by happenstance, I noticed on the shelf of my fairly attractive psychology professor friend's bookcase a dusty old book that had very antiquated relics of speech, and where and when they came into the popular vernacular of casual conversations amongst English practioners. The only entry I read in the book was something about a saying on candles, or the light from them, I think, before I hastily put it back in its place. With my fondness for knowledge, I'm not sure why I didn't just "borrow" the book at the time.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi
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