Classical and Foreign Quotations,law Terms and Maxims,proverbs,mottoes,phrases,and Expressions in French,German,Greek,Italian,Latin,Spanish,and Portuguese |
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Read one way it would mean , " Beware of killing Edward : it is good to fear ; " but it might also signify , " Fear not to kill Edward : the deed is good . " 165. Aio te , 166. A la burla , dejarla quando mas agrada . ( S. ) Prov .
Read one way it would mean , " Beware of killing Edward : it is good to fear ; " but it might also signify , " Fear not to kill Edward : the deed is good . " 165. Aio te , 166. A la burla , dejarla quando mas agrada . ( S. ) Prov .
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... Master of Arts . 227. Ama l'amico tuo col vizio suo . ( It . ) Prov . - Love your friend with his faults . 228. Amans semper , quod timet , esse putat . ( L. ) Ov . A. A. 3 , 720. - A lover always believes it to be as he fears ...
... Master of Arts . 227. Ama l'amico tuo col vizio suo . ( It . ) Prov . - Love your friend with his faults . 228. Amans semper , quod timet , esse putat . ( L. ) Ov . A. A. 3 , 720. - A lover always believes it to be as he fears ...
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Though my hopes are but idle and vain , Though my fears and desires are at strife , And though harsh and inhuman thy reign , Yet the rest of the pleasures of life Cannot match , Love , the bliss of thy pain.-Ed. 269.
Though my hopes are but idle and vain , Though my fears and desires are at strife , And though harsh and inhuman thy reign , Yet the rest of the pleasures of life Cannot match , Love , the bliss of thy pain.-Ed. 269.
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... desævit in omnes Ut se posse putent : nec bellua tetrior ulla Quam servi rabies in libera terga furentis . ( L. ) Claud . Eutr . 1 , 181. - Nothing so odious as a clown that has risen to power . He beats all while he fears all : and ...
... desævit in omnes Ut se posse putent : nec bellua tetrior ulla Quam servi rabies in libera terga furentis . ( L. ) Claud . Eutr . 1 , 181. - Nothing so odious as a clown that has risen to power . He beats all while he fears all : and ...
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Even slaves have always been free to fear , rejoice , or grieve at their own pleasure , and not at the wish of another . 391. ̓Αθανάτους μὲν πρῶτα θεούς , νόμῳ ὡς διάκειται Τίμα . ( Gr ...
Even slaves have always been free to fear , rejoice , or grieve at their own pleasure , and not at the wish of another . 391. ̓Αθανάτους μὲν πρῶτα θεούς , νόμῳ ὡς διάκειται Τίμα . ( Gr ...
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Page 377 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 79 - Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement , Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.
Page 183 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Page 31 - Was vernünftig ist, das ist wirklich; und was wirklich ist, das ist vernünftig.
Page 78 - Celui qui met un frein à la fureur des flots Sait aussi des méchants arrêter les complots. Soumis avec respect à sa volonté sainte, Je crains Dieu, cher Abner, et n'ai point d'autre crainte Cependant je rends grâce au zèle officieux Qui sur tous mes périls vous fait ouvrir les yeux.
Page 299 - Les vertus se perdent dans l'intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.
Page 490 - If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why.
Page 135 - Praecipue cum se numeris commendat et arte : Discit enim citius meminitque libentius illud Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.
Page 298 - Les rivières sont des chemins qui marchent et qui portent où l'on veut aller.
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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 |
| Author | William Francis Henry King |
| Compiled by | William Francis Henry King |
| Publisher | Whitaker & Sons, 1887 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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