Beauty and the beast

Meaning: Opposites can coexist or attract.

Origin: From the 1740 French fairy tale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.

Translations

• French: La belle et la bête (literally: The beautiful and the beast)
• Spanish: La bella y la bestia (literally: The beauty and the beast)
• Japanese: 美女と野獣 (Bijo to yajū) (literally: Beautiful woman and wild beast)

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• Hunger is the best sauce — Food tastes better when you're truly hungry.
• The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world — Mothers have profound influence on society.
• No news is good news — The absence of bad news is itself good news.
• Every man for himself — In crisis, everyone must look after their own interests.
• No man is an island — Humans need connection with others.

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