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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C'est la force et le droit qui règlent toutes les choses dans le monde ; la force en attendant le droit . ( Fr. ) Joubert ? -Force and right govern everything in this world ; force till right is ready . Mr M. Arnold , tr . 678.
C'est la force et le droit qui règlent toutes les choses dans le monde ; la force en attendant le droit . ( Fr. ) Joubert ? -Force and right govern everything in this world ; force till right is ready . Mr M. Arnold , tr . 678.
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Saying put into the mouth of an officer of the Paris Detective Police Force . It has been attributed to Fouché . Sardou introduces the phrase in his drama Ferréol ; and George Ebers , Uarda , vol . ii . cap .
Saying put into the mouth of an officer of the Paris Detective Police Force . It has been attributed to Fouché . Sardou introduces the phrase in his drama Ferréol ; and George Ebers , Uarda , vol . ii . cap .
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Id . ibid . --Custom after all is the best rule in speaking , and we should choose words , as we do money , that have the public stamp on them . 813. Consuetudinis magna vis est . ( L. ) Cic . Tusc . 2 , 17 , 40 . -Great is the force of ...
Id . ibid . --Custom after all is the best rule in speaking , and we should choose words , as we do money , that have the public stamp on them . 813. Consuetudinis magna vis est . ( L. ) Cic . Tusc . 2 , 17 , 40 . -Great is the force of ...
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When we cannot carry our point by physical force , stratagem and address must sometimes be resorted to . D. 942 D. ( L . ) - Abbrev . for Divus , divine or saint ; Decimus , tenth ; Devotus , devoted or sacred ; Dicat ( dicavit ) ...
When we cannot carry our point by physical force , stratagem and address must sometimes be resorted to . D. 942 D. ( L . ) - Abbrev . for Divus , divine or saint ; Decimus , tenth ; Devotus , devoted or sacred ; Dicat ( dicavit ) ...
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... after a heroic resistance against the forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire to the town , and perished in the flames . The famine became proverbial ( Saguntina fames ...
... after a heroic resistance against the forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire to the town , and perished in the flames . The famine became proverbial ( Saguntina fames ...
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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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