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“Do not do unto others what you do not want done unto you.”
CHIASMUS
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
CHIASMUS
“The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.” — The Bible
CHIASMUS
“We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail.” — George W. Bush
ANAPHORA
One Heart, One Soul, One Dream, One Goal, One Hope, One Faith, Animo!
ANAPHORA
“Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!” — William Shakespeare (King John)
ANAPHORA
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
ANTITHESIS
“Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.” – Goethe
ANTITHESIS
“Man proposes, God disposes.”
ANTITHESIS
“I am currently experiencing a state of physical and mental fatigue that prevents me from functioning at my usual capacity.”
CIRCUMLOCUTION
“He has departed from this world and transitioned to a state beyond life.”
CIRCUMLOCUTION
“At this particular moment, I find myself experiencing a pronounced sensation indicative of the need to ingest nourishment.”
CIRCUMLOCUTION
“It’s not uncommon for students to struggle with exams.”
LITOTES
"He's not inexperienced in this field."
LITOTES
"She trembles whenever she talks in front of a long crowd. She is not confident."
LITOTES
"The surest way to be wrong is to think you know all the answers." -Voltaire
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