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The husband of a friend of mine has asked for a divorce just as she is beginning to cope with a long-term illness. I say, what part of "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part" did he not understand?

This sort of thing makes me understand why "traditore" and "vigliacco" ("traitor" and "coward") have long been the two worst insults in the Italian language.

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[elegant-bonfire.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am also a great believer in sitting by the river and waiting for the corpse of your enemy to come floating past

Man, I've never heard that expression before, but it's great!

[fpb.livejournal.com]

It's actually quite famous, from a Chinese fable.