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Had he been a larger than life character like Peter Drucker, the more retiring and ascetic Doriot might have become as famous in his time. ...
Bloomberg HQ: a £1bn building that looks like a regional department ...
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2 days ago - Bloomberg's new European headquarters may be the most sustainable ... twinkling LED-studded ceiling of his new £1bn London headquarters. ... and to have renounced his seat in the Lords to protect his non-dom tax status ...
Why was Siddhartha called the Buddha?
To the king Suddhodana and queen Maya, Buddha was born as Siddhartha, around 566BC. Siddhartha married Yasodhara at age of 16 and they had a son named Rahul. Once, while traveling Siddhartha came to see the miseries of the world -- sickness, old age and death. These miseries influenced him and he decided to renounce all his pleasures as a king and he turned into a wandering monk. He began a search for truth. For six years he practiced severe asceticism, thinking this would lead him to enlightenment. More
To the king Suddhodana and queen Maya, Buddha was born as Siddhartha, around 566BC. Siddhartha married Yasodhara at age of 16 and they had a son named Rahul. Once, while traveling Siddhartha came to see the miseries of the world -- sickness, old age and death. These miseries influenced him and he decided to renounce all his pleasures as a king and he turned into a wandering monk. He began a search for truth. For six years he practiced severe asceticism, thinking this would lead him to enlightenment. More
Shakespeare's tragic love story "Romeo and Juliet" is a treasure trove of quotable lines. The scene in which the young star-crossed lovers from two warring families lament their fate and say they want to renounce their family names is particularly famous.
non-dom
noun
BRITISH
- a person who lives in a country but is not legally domiciled in it, in some cases obtaining tax advantages in the country of residence.
"non-doms would become liable to a flat rate annual levy"
star-crossed
adjective LITERARY
unlucky:
star-crossed loverswarring
adjective [before noun]
describes countries or groups of people that are at war with each other or who are arguing fiercely with each other:
The Labour Party, he said, had disintegrated into warring factions.
renounce
verb [T] FORMAL
to say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in or have a connection with something:
Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house.
Gandhi renounced the use of violence.
renunciation
noun [S or U]
the renunciation of violence
ascetic
adjective
avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons:
They live a very ascetic life.
ascetic
noun [C]
He lived as an ascetic.
ascetically
adverb
asceticism
noun [U]
宗教的修行；神修；苦修生活；克修：指倫理、身心方面的修煉之道。亦即信徒經由收斂內心和克制肉體（妄動），修煉與天主密切結合之道。
" El Asceta " ( Ascet ) 1903
By Pablo Picasso
Oil on canvas
The Barnes Foundation in USA
By Pablo Picasso
Oil on canvas
The Barnes Foundation in USA
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