Confucius

(551—478 B.C.), Chinese philosopher

We don't know life: how can we know death?

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Confucius

(551-478 B.C.), Chinese philosopher Rare are those who prefer virtue to the pleasures of sex. www.sky-net-eye.com

between life and death

[between life and death] {adv. phr.} In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. * /He held on to the mountainside between life and death while […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

life

[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

death

[death] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [CATCH ONE'S DEATH OF] or [TAKE ONE'S DEATH OF], [SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT], [TO DEATH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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мокрая курица

[мокрая курица] {n. phr.} {informal} [`mokraya `kuritsa] {literally} wet hen. 1. Said about a person who is […]

partake of

[partake of] {v.}, {formal} 1. To take some of; receive a share of; eat. * /He partook of ordinary country fare as he […]

pick

[pick] See: [BONE TO PICK] or [CROW TO PICK].

Plutarch

(46-120), Greek priest & writer I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that […]