The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Übersetzungen auf Deutsch:
Die Tragödie des Alters besteht nicht darin, dass man alt ist, sondern dass man jung ist. Verwandte Phrasen
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The basis of character is will power.
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to be the teacher’s pet
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The next thing when she waking lookes upon, Be it on Lyon, Beare, or Wolfe, or Bull, On medling Monkey, or on busie Ape Shee shall pursue it, with the soule of love.
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The play will stand or fall on/by the leading actor
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The plan to sell 200 battle tanks to Saudi Arabia has led to quarreling in Berlin
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The attackers got a lot of loot in the robbery
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The Group of Seven
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The contract is null and void