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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A la cour l'art le plus nécessaire , N'est pas de bien parler , mais de savoir se taire . ( Fr. ) Volt . ? —The most necessary accomplishment at Court is not to be able to speak well , but to know how to hold your tongue . 170.
A la cour l'art le plus nécessaire , N'est pas de bien parler , mais de savoir se taire . ( Fr. ) Volt . ? —The most necessary accomplishment at Court is not to be able to speak well , but to know how to hold your tongue . 170.
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A l'impossible nul n'est tenu . ( Fr. ) Prov.- No one can be obliged to do what is impossible . 196. Aliquid facerem ut hoc ne facerem . ( L. ) Ter . And . 1 , 5 , 24. — I would do anything not to do this . 197.
A l'impossible nul n'est tenu . ( Fr. ) Prov.- No one can be obliged to do what is impossible . 196. Aliquid facerem ut hoc ne facerem . ( L. ) Ter . And . 1 , 5 , 24. — I would do anything not to do this . 197.
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Car il n'est si beau jour qui n'amène sa nuit . ( Fr. ) [ We seek to prolong human pleasures in vain , ] For the sunniest day brings the night in its train . Epitaph of Jean d'Orbesan , quoted by Chateaubriand in the Memoires d'Outre ...
Car il n'est si beau jour qui n'amène sa nuit . ( Fr. ) [ We seek to prolong human pleasures in vain , ] For the sunniest day brings the night in its train . Epitaph of Jean d'Orbesan , quoted by Chateaubriand in the Memoires d'Outre ...
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631. Cela m'échauffe la bile . ( Fr . ) - It stirs my bile . 632. Cela n'est pas de mon ressort . ( Fr . ) — That is not in my line of business . It is not in my province . > > need not say . 633. Cela va sans dire . CELA . 77.
631. Cela m'échauffe la bile . ( Fr . ) - It stirs my bile . 632. Cela n'est pas de mon ressort . ( Fr . ) — That is not in my line of business . It is not in my province . > > need not say . 633. Cela va sans dire . CELA . 77.
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Ce livre n'est pas long , on le voit en une heure ; La plus courte folie est toujours la meilleure . ( Fr. ) This book is not long , one sees that at a glance , And shortness does always a folly enhance . ( From the frontispiece of a ...
Ce livre n'est pas long , on le voit en une heure ; La plus courte folie est toujours la meilleure . ( Fr. ) This book is not long , one sees that at a glance , And shortness does always a folly enhance . ( From the frontispiece of a ...
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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 |
| Publisher | T. Whitaker, 1888 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 18 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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