Beliefs Are Beings With A Life Cycle

- 1 The belief lives on.

- 2 That belief died out years ago.

- 3 That belief was born of the early philosophers.

Source Domain
beings, life cycle

Target Domain
beliefs

Note:

Development Of A Belief Is Growth Of A Plant

-- 1 This is just the seed of a belief.

-- 2 This belief stems from my basic morality.

-- 3 This belief is an offshoot of my faith.

-- 4 This belief has been growing in me for years.

-- 5 This belief has taken root in my mind.

-- 6 This is a flourishing belief in this culture.'

-- 7 I planted the belief in his mind.

Basis Of A Belief Is Rooting Of A Plant

MAINTAINING EXISTENCE IS SUPPORTING

-- 1 This is a deeply rooted belief.

-- 2 This belief is rooted in fact.

Encouraging A Beliefs Is Cultivating A Plant

-- 1 I cultivated a belief in my infallability amoung my subordinates.

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