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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As this is a book of quotations , I may be allowed to begin at once by citing a remark of Professor Skeat , which seems peculiarly pertinent to the matter in hand . He says ( Notes and Queries , 6th ser . , vol . ix . , p .
As this is a book of quotations , I may be allowed to begin at once by citing a remark of Professor Skeat , which seems peculiarly pertinent to the matter in hand . He says ( Notes and Queries , 6th ser . , vol . ix . , p .
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A man renews his youth in this way as he lingers , not perhaps without emotion , over the once familiar lines with all their varied associations in the past , and , having once dipped into the book , may be tempted to do so again .
A man renews his youth in this way as he lingers , not perhaps without emotion , over the once familiar lines with all their varied associations in the past , and , having once dipped into the book , may be tempted to do so again .
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The uniformity of nature furnishes a ground of induction , upon which we may conclude that a similar condition of things being given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the ...
The uniformity of nature furnishes a ground of induction , upon which we may conclude that a similar condition of things being given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the ...
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108. Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio . ( L. ) Pub . Syr . ? -One is keen to suspect quarters from which we have once received hurt . 109. Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat Sermonem indocti , faciem deformis amici . ( L. ) Juv .
108. Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio . ( L. ) Pub . Syr . ? -One is keen to suspect quarters from which we have once received hurt . 109. Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat Sermonem indocti , faciem deformis amici . ( L. ) Juv .
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Christmas comes but once a year . Well , since our wise forefathers so ordained , Enjoy December's licence unrestrained . During the Saturnalia ( the Roman Christmas ) the slaves were allowed an unwonted freedom , treating their masters ...
Christmas comes but once a year . Well , since our wise forefathers so ordained , Enjoy December's licence unrestrained . During the Saturnalia ( the Roman Christmas ) the slaves were allowed an unwonted freedom , treating their masters ...
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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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