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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Ainsi que son esprit , tout peuple a son langage . ( Fr. ) Volt . Le Temple du Goût . - Every nation has its own language just as it has its characteristic temperament . a ) 165. Aio te , Eacida , Romanos vincere posse AINSI . 25.
Ainsi que son esprit , tout peuple a son langage . ( Fr. ) Volt . Le Temple du Goût . - Every nation has its own language just as it has its characteristic temperament . a ) 165. Aio te , Eacida , Romanos vincere posse AINSI . 25.
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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 tail . 172A .
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 tail . 172A .
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... fait moult , argent fait tout . ( Fr. ) Prov . - Love can do much , money everything . 268. Amour , tous les autres plaisirs Ne valent pas tes peines . ( Fr. ) Charleval 1-0 love , thy pains are worth more than all other pleasures .
... fait moult , argent fait tout . ( Fr. ) Prov . - Love can do much , money everything . 268. Amour , tous les autres plaisirs Ne valent pas tes peines . ( Fr. ) Charleval 1-0 love , thy pains are worth more than all other pleasures .
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Time cannot wither talents ' well - earned fame : True genius has secured a deathless name . -Ed . 394. A tort et à travers . ( Fr . ) — Wrong and across . At random , by chance . 395. A tout seigneur tout honneur . ( Fr. ) Prov .
Time cannot wither talents ' well - earned fame : True genius has secured a deathless name . -Ed . 394. A tort et à travers . ( Fr . ) — Wrong and across . At random , by chance . 395. A tout seigneur tout honneur . ( Fr. ) Prov .
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That's the devil of it . 679. C'est la prospérité qui donne des amis , c'est l'adversité qui les éprouve . ( Fr. ) — Prosperity gives us friends , adversity proves them . 680. C'est le bon sens , la raison qui fait tout : Vertu , génie ...
That's the devil of it . 679. C'est la prospérité qui donne des amis , c'est l'adversité qui les éprouve . ( Fr. ) — Prosperity gives us friends , adversity proves them . 680. C'est le bon sens , la raison qui fait tout : Vertu , génie ...
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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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