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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Page i
... 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 the new method will prove ...
... 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 the new method will prove ...
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... truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind — exactness , accuracy , truth . He is not called upon for any originality , save the original words of the author he ...
... truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind — exactness , accuracy , truth . He is not called upon for any originality , save the original words of the author he ...
Page viii
... truth , could not be well ex- cluded from any collection . But the rule of " quotability " is that which I have endeavoured to keep generally in view , and , as far as regards quotations properly so called , to admit none that could not ...
... truth , could not be well ex- cluded from any collection . But the rule of " quotability " is that which I have endeavoured to keep generally in view , and , as far as regards quotations properly so called , to admit none that could not ...
Page xi
... truth rolled upon the tongue as its thought is revolved in the mind . Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an ...
... truth rolled upon the tongue as its thought is revolved in the mind . Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an ...
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... 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 . A. 6 , 17. — As is generally the case with such movements , an ...
... 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 . A. 6 , 17. — As is generally the case with such movements , an ...
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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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