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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Poverty obstructs the road to virtue . It is so easy to be good when one is well off . 14. Abnormis sapiens crassaque Minerva . ( L. ) Hor . Ep . 2 , ( 2 , 3 .-- Of plain good sense , untutored in the school . Full of mother - wit .
Poverty obstructs the road to virtue . It is so easy to be good when one is well off . 14. Abnormis sapiens crassaque Minerva . ( L. ) Hor . Ep . 2 , ( 2 , 3 .-- Of plain good sense , untutored in the school . Full of mother - wit .
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( L . ) - I repel misfortune by virtue . Motto of Earl Londesborough . 112. Ædificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat . ( L. ) Law Max . - No one has a right to erect a new edifice on his ground , so as to prejudice ...
( L . ) - I repel misfortune by virtue . Motto of Earl Londesborough . 112. Ædificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat . ( L. ) Law Max . - No one has a right to erect a new edifice on his ground , so as to prejudice ...
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Vice like virtue grows by degrees . 162. Ainsi que le bonheur , la vertu vient des dieux . Volt . Mérope , 5 , 7. – Virtue as much as happiness comes from heaven . 163. Ainsi que le héros brille par ses exploits , La grandeur des ...
Vice like virtue grows by degrees . 162. Ainsi que le bonheur , la vertu vient des dieux . Volt . Mérope , 5 , 7. – Virtue as much as happiness comes from heaven . 163. Ainsi que le héros brille par ses exploits , La grandeur des ...
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Legati nati , or “ Legates born , " i.e. , prelates holding their office in virtue of their See , like the former Archbishops of Canterbury . 174. Al desdichado poco le vale ser esforzado . ( S. ) Prov .
Legati nati , or “ Legates born , " i.e. , prelates holding their office in virtue of their See , like the former Archbishops of Canterbury . 174. Al desdichado poco le vale ser esforzado . ( S. ) Prov .
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( L . ) — The bond of friendship L and virtue . Motto of Grand Order of Wurtemburg . 242. Amicitiam trahit amor . ( L. ) — Love draws friendship . Motto of Wiredrawers ' Company . 243. Amici vitium ni feras , prodis tuum . ( L. ) Pub .
( L . ) — The bond of friendship L and virtue . Motto of Grand Order of Wurtemburg . 242. Amicitiam trahit amor . ( L. ) — Love draws friendship . Motto of Wiredrawers ' Company . 243. Amici vitium ni feras , prodis tuum . ( L. ) Pub .
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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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