What does it mean to take it with a grain of salt? My high school teacher used to say that all the time.?
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From Wikipedia:\n\nTo "take 'it' with a grain of salt" means 'to accept a thing less than fully.' The Oxford English Dictionary dates this usage back to 1647. The term...essentially means to regard certain things with some understanding and common sense.
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Heh, yeah, I heard that one before. Well, it is a statement, so i'm assuming it's true. A statement of THAT nature can't possibly be false, because it holds nothing of substance.
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This phrase could mean anything and it could be used in anything.\n\nIt doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being morally bankrupt.\n\nMy Mom used it frequently when teaching us about responsibility.
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"Brilliant school." Now there is an oxymoron.\n\nEDIT: I'm sorry. I suppose that was rude and cynical. Tell me about your brilliant new school.
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I TRUST NO ONE,i take everything with a grain of salt.people want you to believe their truth, so much, their is no truth,
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It sounds like it means don't overexamine things (level downward to our dullest perception) and use common sense.  Something like that.\n\nEverybody does need common sense though, if you think about it.  No matter how much higher education you have, if you don't have any common sense, you might be worse off than an auto mechanic who has common sense.  A business man with all of these degrees making choices without using common sense is a disaster waiting to happen.
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don't take anyone's word for it that they're medical experts. take all advice on here with a grain of salt.
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It basically is saying that someone has no common sense as it is telling the person to go "pound sand... down gopher/ratholes" (trying to block them in) - kind of a stupid make-work project for someone not bright enough to be placed on any important task
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Literally, "Then eat all of that sh*t!"\n\nIt's not very nice, whomever told you that. The phrase doesn't translate perfectly, but you get the meaning...
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It is when you take an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation. For example the generalization that children who like violent video games are going to grow up to be criminals.
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It means that we should have TOTAL faith in God that He will provide for all of our needs. Just as the animals that He has created do not worry about their needs and what will come tomorrow, neither should we. We should always trust in Him completely.\n\nAdditionally, this statement if meant for believers, so if they do not believe in God, then ferris bueller's comment about the starving children in Africa have no bearing on God's promise. You can't have faith in something that you do not believe in. \n\nAlso, for those who do believe, they still must have faith. Worry-warts sometimes cause more harm to themselves by trying to solve the problem quickly, as opposed to letting God solve it. Like, for instance, spending money on lottery tickets--trying to get rich quick--as opposed to spending the money on a bag of rice and some bread or flour (just an example).
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I have often seen these mistakes go unchecked by the teachers at my daughter's school. When I asked why, I was told that the thoughts and emotions being expressed were more important than the manner in which they were expressed. I disagree. I cannot take a person seriously if they cannot spell and punctuate. I'm afraid I automatically assume they are stupid. Sorry!
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"I can't help what I believe in"? I know you did not mean this the way it came out, but come on- YOU are in charge of your own beliefs.\n\nDid you see Numbers last week? The one professor (not the math genius) said he would love to tell high school kids one piece of advice, and I agree with him totally on this...\n\nHigh school is ephemeral. It may seem like a big deal and a long time, but it is not.\n\nIgnore your mockers as long as you have the courage of your convictions. If they want to have a real dialog, great. Otherwise, take away their fun by just pretending to not be bothered by them. Smile and nod and go on. Politely point out their more stupid errors in what they say about you if you feel like it, but do not get drawn into conflicts, shouting matches, 'he said, they said' pointless debates, etc.\n\nEven the Bible warns against pointless arguements and debates. Not bad for a book that many people here say is 'full of lies'.\n\nIt will take a lot of work at first, but after a while the tormentors will find a new target, someone who feeds into their games. (Assuming you are not egging them on somehow, such as a big bumper sticker posted on your locker or something. Rethink anything like that if you want the **** to stop!)\n\nBy the way- this is the same advice I'd give pretty near ANY student being tormented for being 'different'.
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"A teacher is never a giver of truth - he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."\n\nUnfortunately, I can't find a source for this quote. But it's listed under the quotes section of his IMDb biography:\nhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/bio\n\nMore Bruce Lee quotes:\nhttp://thinkexist.com/quotes/Bruce_Lee/
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How about paying attention to what your teacher is saying? I am serious...you are there to learn, not to pass time. I think you must be joking, right?
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my quote that i have always used and "owned- :) " since high school is\n~Amor Vincit Omnia~\n\n---it means Love Conquers All, plus it sounds really cool and looks pretty when it is written.the end.\n\n\n---P.S.!!! --Don't even think about stealing it!!! It is mine only! :)
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that it's not always common.\n\nmy teacher kept telling me that.  "common sense is not always common."