Classical and Foreign Quotations: Law Terms and Maxims, Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Expressions in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
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Good things come to some people while they sleep . 2. Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia . ( L. ) Law Max . — The abuse of anything is no argument against its proper use . 3. Ab actu ad posse valet illatio .
Good things come to some people while they sleep . 2. Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia . ( L. ) Law Max . — The abuse of anything is no argument against its proper use . 3. Ab actu ad posse valet illatio .
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Hamlet , 3 , 1 , 98 : You gave - with words of so sweet breath composed , As made the things more rich . 34. Accipe nunc Danaum insidias , et crimine ab uno Disce omnes . ( L. ) Virg . A. 2 , 65 . Now listen while my tongue declares The ...
Hamlet , 3 , 1 , 98 : You gave - with words of so sweet breath composed , As made the things more rich . 34. Accipe nunc Danaum insidias , et crimine ab uno Disce omnes . ( L. ) Virg . A. 2 , 65 . Now listen while my tongue declares The ...
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( L . ) - It is an honourable thing to combine justice with law . Motto of Lord Norton . 67. ... In this , as in all else , the modus in rebus ( moderation in things ) is the principle dictated by good taste . 73. Ad hoc .
( L . ) - It is an honourable thing to combine justice with law . Motto of Lord Norton . 67. ... In this , as in all else , the modus in rebus ( moderation in things ) is the principle dictated by good taste . 73. Ad hoc .
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We generally cross the sea in order to gain a knowledge of things , neglecting all the wbile what is under our nose : either because it is part of human nature to be always seeking distant scenes , and to care little for what is near ...
We generally cross the sea in order to gain a knowledge of things , neglecting all the wbile what is under our nose : either because it is part of human nature to be always seeking distant scenes , and to care little for what is near ...
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Pray what sort of philosophy is it to praise melancholy , about 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 ...
Pray what sort of philosophy is it to praise melancholy , about 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 ...
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| Title | Classical and Foreign Quotations: Law Terms and Maxims, Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Expressions in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
| Author | William Francis Henry King |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Thomas Whittaker, 1889 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2013 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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