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... quod ea non minus homines quam hamo capiuntur pisces . Plautus , " for the " Plato escam malorum appellat voluptatem quod ea videlicet homines capiantur , ut hamo pisces " of Cicero ( Sen. 13 , 44 ) . This is a very bad instance , but ...
... quod ea non minus homines quam hamo capiuntur pisces . Plautus , " for the " Plato escam malorum appellat voluptatem quod ea videlicet homines capiantur , ut hamo pisces " of Cicero ( Sen. 13 , 44 ) . This is a very bad instance , but ...
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... quod feceris . ( L. ) P. Syr . ap . Sen. Ep . 94. As you have done to others , expect others to do to you . Cf. Vulg . Luc . 6 , 31 . 5. A barbe de fol on apprend à raire . ( Fr. ) Prov . — Men learn to shave by beginning on the beard ...
... quod feceris . ( L. ) P. Syr . ap . Sen. Ep . 94. As you have done to others , expect others to do to you . Cf. Vulg . Luc . 6 , 31 . 5. A barbe de fol on apprend à raire . ( Fr. ) Prov . — Men learn to shave by beginning on the beard ...
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... quod omnium rerum cupido languescit quum facilis occasio est . ( L. ) Plin . Sec . Ep . 8 , 20 , 1 . Foreign travel . We generally cross the sea in order to gain a knowledge of things , neglecting all the while what is under our nose ...
... quod omnium rerum cupido languescit quum facilis occasio est . ( L. ) Plin . Sec . Ep . 8 , 20 , 1 . Foreign travel . We generally cross the sea in order to gain a knowledge of things , neglecting all the while what is under our nose ...
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... quod potes , usque tene . ( L. ) Ov . ad Liv . 353. - Be brave , and rise superior to your sorrows , and maintain ( for you can ) a spirit that cannot be broken . 220. Alta sedent civilis vulnera dextræ . ( L. ) Luc . 1 , 32.- Deep ...
... quod potes , usque tene . ( L. ) Ov . ad Liv . 353. - Be brave , and rise superior to your sorrows , and maintain ( for you can ) a spirit that cannot be broken . 220. Alta sedent civilis vulnera dextræ . ( L. ) Luc . 1 , 32.- Deep ...
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... quod sit satis , hoc est Ut vitale putes . ( L. ) Hor . S. 2 , 7 , 2. - A faithful servant to his master and an honest , as honesty goes , but not too good to live . 249. Amicus animæ dimidium . ( L . ) - A friend is the half of my life ...
... quod sit satis , hoc est Ut vitale putes . ( L. ) Hor . S. 2 , 7 , 2. - A faithful servant to his master and an honest , as honesty goes , but not too good to live . 249. Amicus animæ dimidium . ( L . ) - A friend is the half of my life ...
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