There is nothing new under the sun

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There is nothing new under the sun.

Prov. Everything that is happening now has happened before. (Biblical.) Jill: The newspaper today is shocking. Three prominent politicians have been convicted of fraud. Jane: That's not shocking. It only proves that there's nothing new under the sun.

See also: new, nothing, sun

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But I must be content with only one more and a concluding illustration; a remarkable and most significant one, by which you will not fail to see, that not only is the most marvellous event in this book corroborated by plain facts of the present day, but that these marvels (like all marvels) are mere repetitions of the ages; so that for the millionth time we say amen with Solomon --Verily there is nothing new under the sun. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context And doubtless the method is little changed, for there is nothing new under the sun, especially at schools. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context			theorize theorize about theorize on theory There are no flies on there are plenty more fish in the sea There are plenty more where came from There are plenty of fish in the sea There are tricks in every trade There are two sides to every question There aren't enough hours in the day There but for the grace of God there is a fine line between There is a remedy for everything except death There is a tide in the affairs of men There is a time and a place for everything There is honor among thieves There is more to than meets the eye There is no accounting for taste there is no doing there is no love lost There is no pleasure without pain There is no rest for the weary There is no royal road to learning there is no such thing There is nothing new under the sun There is safety in numbers There wasn't a dry eye in the house There will be hell to pay there'll be hell to pay there's [much lot etc.] to be said for There's a time and a place There's life in the old dog yet There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip There's many a slip twixt cup and lip There's many a true word spoken in jest there's method in madness There's more than one way to skin a cat There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste! There's no flies on There's no fool like an old fool there's no law against There's no peace for the wicked! There's no place like home There's no rose without a thorn There's no smoke without fire There's no such thing as a free lunch there's no telling There's no time like the present			There Is No Freaking Manual There Is No God There is no god but Allah there is no holding there is no holding there is no holding there is no holding there is no holding There Is No Kuro5hin Cabal there is no love lost There Is No Lumber Cartel there is no mistaking there is no mistaking there is no mistaking there is no mistaking There is no pleasure without pain There is no rest for the weary There is no royal road to learning There Is No Secret Kabal There is No Substitute for Span there is no such thing There is no such thing as "British English" There is no such thing as a free lunch There is no such thing as a free lunch There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect There Is No Such Thing As Free Lunch there is no telling There Is No Us There Is No We There Is Nothing Left to Lose There is nothing new under the sun There Is Nothing to Talk About There Is Only One Way to Do It There Is Only One You Know There is safety in numbers there is something There is trouble brewing There Ought to Be A Law There Oughta Be A Law There Was A Time There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe there wasn't a dry eye there wasn't a dry eye there wasn't a dry eye there wasn't a dry eye There wasn't a dry eye in the house There wasn't a dry eye in the house There wasn't a dry eye in the house There wasn't a dry eye in the house There wasn't a dry eye in the house There We Are Then There Will Be Blood There will be hell to pay There will be the devil to pay there you are there you are There You Go There You Go There You Go there'll be hell to pay there's [much lot etc.] to be said for

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