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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... concisely indexed under Truth . So much of our knowledge is , however , contained in proverb - shape , and the point of a saying so generally summed up in our minds in its customary proverbial expression , that I still doubt whether ...
... concisely indexed under Truth . So much of our knowledge is , however , contained in proverb - shape , and the point of a saying so generally summed up in our minds in its customary proverbial expression , that I still doubt whether ...
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Nothing is gained by the change , neither in the way of beauty , and , still less , in truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind — exactness , accuracy , truth .
Nothing is gained by the change , neither in the way of beauty , and , still less , in truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind — exactness , accuracy , truth .
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There are of course many loci classici which do not fall precisely under this definition , but which , for their grandeur , pathos , or truth , could not be well excluded from any collection . But the rule of “ quotability ” is that ...
There are of course many loci classici which do not fall precisely under this definition , but which , for their grandeur , pathos , or truth , could not be well excluded from any collection . But the rule of “ quotability ” is that ...
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While certain lines , again , and those , , not the least pointed , seem never so solemnly impressive as when they are not recited aloud , so much as murmured half inaudibly to one's self , and the taste of the finely - worded truth ...
While certain lines , again , and those , , not the least pointed , seem never so solemnly impressive as when they are not recited aloud , so much as murmured half inaudibly to one's self , and the taste of the finely - worded truth ...
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From confessors , physicians , and lawyers , do not hide the truth of your case . Tell them the worst , that the remedy may be all the more speedy and effectual . 45. Acribus , ut ferme talia , initiis , incurioso fine . ( L. ) Tac .
From confessors , physicians , and lawyers , do not hide the truth of your case . Tell them the worst , that the remedy may be all the more speedy and effectual . 45. Acribus , ut ferme talia , initiis , incurioso fine . ( L. ) Tac .
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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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