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Ah yes. Better watch out. Anyone who uses a Biblical phrase like that might be dastardly "wolf in sheep's clothing" with ulterior motives and not simply "the
by a_e_k 3y ago
Ah yes. Better watch out. Anyone who uses a Biblical phrase like that might be dastardly "wolf in sheep's clothing" with ulterior motives and not simply "the salt of the earth."
Besides, are you sure you've never used such a phrase without thinking about it? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." I'm sure you'd much rather "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". So maybe just be a charitable "Good Samaritan" and "turn the other cheek", even if you don't really like it, then. After all, "an eye for an eye" policy is fairly unpleasant.
Oh, who am I kidding? I'm just "casting pearls before swine" with this audience. (And being as foolish as "the prodigal son", at that.) I can see that "the writing is on the wall," and I won't get anywhere with anyone on this topic. I'll probably even get downvoted for this, but oh well. "Sow the wind" and "reap the whirlwind" as they say. (Hacker News really can be "the blind leading the blind" sometimes.)
- Retric 3y agoAmusing, but are you aware how many of those are referencing works before the Bible?