credo
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The fact that it was a parlor game, not pointillism, that inspired the lyric is proof of Sondheim’s credo that “playful doesn’t mean trivial any more than solemn means serious.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."
From Salon • May 26, 2025
You also note that throughout the book you explore an eighth credo, the divide between "grace" and "nature" that "distinguishes and creates a hierarchy between humans and the rest of the planet."
From Salon • May 26, 2025
He gives the example of the space marines, who live by the credo "they shall know no fear".
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024
To support this credo, he submitted a goodly number of original drawings and oil paintings.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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