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... the dispositions of a people , one should be a prince ; and to know well the disposition of a prince , one should be of the people . 7. Abends wird der Faule fleissig . ( G. ) Prov . - Towards evening the lazy man begins to be busy . 8 ...
... the dispositions of a people , one should be a prince ; and to know well the disposition of a prince , one should be of the people . 7. Abends wird der Faule fleissig . ( G. ) Prov . - Towards evening the lazy man begins to be busy . 8 ...
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... Prov.- Poverty obstructs the road to virtue . It is so easy to be good when one is well off . 14. Abnormis sapiens ... the letters of the spell , so as to form an inverted pyramid , was anciently worn as an amulet against fevers and ...
... Prov.- Poverty obstructs the road to virtue . It is so easy to be good when one is well off . 14. Abnormis sapiens ... the letters of the spell , so as to form an inverted pyramid , was anciently worn as an amulet against fevers and ...
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... the most detestable thing in the world ? 115. Ægroto , dum anima est , spes esse dicitur . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Att . 9 , 10 , 3. — While a sick man has life , it is said that there is hope . tantem . 116. Ægyptum quam mihi laudabas ...
... the most detestable thing in the world ? 115. Ægroto , dum anima est , spes esse dicitur . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Att . 9 , 10 , 3. — While a sick man has life , it is said that there is hope . tantem . 116. Ægyptum quam mihi laudabas ...
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... the bacon . 171. A l'amour satisfait tout son charme est ôté . ( Fr. ) T. Corn . Festin de Pierre , 1 , 2. - All the charm of love vanishes when once it is satisfied . 172. A la queue gît le venin . ( Fr. ) Prov . - The sting lies in the ...
... the bacon . 171. A l'amour satisfait tout son charme est ôté . ( Fr. ) T. Corn . Festin de Pierre , 1 , 2. - All the charm of love vanishes when once it is satisfied . 172. A la queue gît le venin . ( Fr. ) Prov . - The sting lies in the ...
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... a succession of fine days . Luther , bk . lvii . p . 128 , had already said , Gute Tage können wir nicht ertragen , We cannot bear prosperity . 209. Alles wäre gut , wär kein Aber dabei . ( G. ) Prov.- Everything would be right if it ...
... a succession of fine days . Luther , bk . lvii . p . 128 , had already said , Gute Tage können wir nicht ertragen , We cannot bear prosperity . 209. Alles wäre gut , wär kein Aber dabei . ( G. ) Prov.- Everything would be right if it ...
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