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 91
You began better than you end : your later achievements must yield the palm to those before : how little does the man correspond to the promise of the child . Deianira reproaching Hercules . 754. Caur content soupire souvent .
You began better than you end : your later achievements must yield the palm to those before : how little does the man correspond to the promise of the child . Deianira reproaching Hercules . 754. Caur content soupire souvent .
Page 99
Originally said of bad priests , and referring particularly to the sins of all who have received grace , the saying expresses generally that the better a thing is , the worse is its abuse . 0.w B thus I UTE ܬܪ ܀
Originally said of bad priests , and referring particularly to the sins of all who have received grace , the saying expresses generally that the better a thing is , the worse is its abuse . 0.w B thus I UTE ܬܪ ܀
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Gain made at the expense of reputation , is no better than so much loss . 956. Da modo lucra mihi , da facto gaudia lucro ; Et fave ut emptori verba dedisse juvet . ( L. ) Ov . F. 5 , 690 . The tradesman's prayer .
Gain made at the expense of reputation , is no better than so much loss . 956. Da modo lucra mihi , da facto gaudia lucro ; Et fave ut emptori verba dedisse juvet . ( L. ) Ov . F. 5 , 690 . The tradesman's prayer .
Page 134
Lit. , May the gods grant better than you say . Cf. Di melius duint . Ter . Phorm . 5 , 9 , 16 ; and Di meliora velint . Ov . M. 7 , 37 . 1192. Di melius quam nos moneamus talia quemquam . ( L. ) Ov . R. A. 439.
Lit. , May the gods grant better than you say . Cf. Di melius duint . Ter . Phorm . 5 , 9 , 16 ; and Di meliora velint . Ov . M. 7 , 37 . 1192. Di melius quam nos moneamus talia quemquam . ( L. ) Ov . R. A. 439.
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Suffer bravely , ye Millions ! suffer for the better world ! There above the canopy of stars will a great God reward you . Written after rescuing a young man from contemplated suicide . 1278. Dum fata fugimus , fata stulti incurrimus .
Suffer bravely , ye Millions ! suffer for the better world ! There above the canopy of stars will a great God reward you . Written after rescuing a young man from contemplated suicide . 1278. Dum fata fugimus , fata stulti incurrimus .
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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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