Many are called but few are chosen
One of the sayings of Jesus, suggesting that salvation is difficult to attain.
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Also, many happy returns of the day. Happy birthday and many more of them, as in I came by to wish you many happy returns. This expression was first recorded in a letter of 1779 where the writer meant “Happy New Year,” but the present meaning has persisted since the second half of the 1800s.
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