The practice is common in ancient cultures. The Epic of Gilgamesh, a 3,500-year-old poem from ancient Mesopotamia, covers themes of grief and despair, where cutting or pulling out one's hair is used to express anguish.
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submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 04:15:01
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 10:18:01
How is it that “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
submitted 5 Months ago, Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 08:24:02
Marriage is like a walk in the park, Jurassic Park.
submitted 5 Months ago, Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 08:33:01
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.
submitted 5 Months ago, Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 11:09:01
Be strong, I whispered to my WiFi signal.
submitted 5 Months ago, Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 05:54:01
There's nothing more uncertain than the life of a man like me. You're so young and so beautiful, and you will be for a long time to come. Remember, no matter what happens, I want you to promise you'll keep your chin up.
submitted 5 Months ago, Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 06:12:01
The greatest act of faith some days is to simply get up and face another day.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 12:57:01
No matter how bad it gets, I’m always rich when I go to the dollar store.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 07:51:01
Keep your heels, head and standards high.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 09:51:01
I’m old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 12:03:01
One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 04:21:01
If the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.
submitted 5 Months ago, Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 06:36:01
For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 03:48:01
You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 04:42:01
Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 03:00:01
Cheese . . . milk's leap toward immortality.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 08:57:01
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 01:48:01
Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
submitted 5 Months ago, Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 02:27:01
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