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Page 65
... never yet did a man harm . thrown away . ( It . ) Prov . - Cap Politeness is never 514. Besser ein magrer Vergleich als ein fetter Process . ( G. ) Prov . - A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit . 515. Besser ist besser . ( G ...
... never yet did a man harm . thrown away . ( It . ) Prov . - Cap Politeness is never 514. Besser ein magrer Vergleich als ein fetter Process . ( G. ) Prov . - A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit . 515. Besser ist besser . ( G ...
Page 67
... never thrown away . 536. Bonne bouche . ( Fr . ) - A nice morsel . A tit - bit , reserved . as a gratification for the last mouthful . 537. Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée . ( Fr. ) Prov . A good name is better than a ...
... never thrown away . 536. Bonne bouche . ( Fr . ) - A nice morsel . A tit - bit , reserved . as a gratification for the last mouthful . 537. Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée . ( Fr. ) Prov . A good name is better than a ...
Page 72
... never tear a dog away from a greasy hide . A dog that has once tasted flesh will be always gnawing anything of the kind . Proverb implying that bad habits stick closely . ( Cf. The Greek saying , xaλeñòv Xopių κúva yeûσal . Theocr . 10 ...
... never tear a dog away from a greasy hide . A dog that has once tasted flesh will be always gnawing anything of the kind . Proverb implying that bad habits stick closely . ( Cf. The Greek saying , xaλeñòv Xopių κúva yeûσal . Theocr . 10 ...
Page 91
... never trusts its life to one hole only . Chaucer , Wif of Bath ( Prol . 572 ) , has : I hold a mouse ' s hert not worth a leek That hath but oon hole to sterte to . 757. Cogito , ergo sum . ( L . ) - I think , therefore I exist . Des ...
... never trusts its life to one hole only . Chaucer , Wif of Bath ( Prol . 572 ) , has : I hold a mouse ' s hert not worth a leek That hath but oon hole to sterte to . 757. Cogito , ergo sum . ( L . ) - I think , therefore I exist . Des ...
Page 97
... nocet nunquam , nocet esse locutum . ( L. ) Anth . Sacr . Jac . Billii ( in loquaces ) .— It never hurts a man to keep silence , but often to speak . G 825. Continuo culpam ferro compesce , priusquam per incautum serpant CONTICUISSE . 97.
... nocet nunquam , nocet esse locutum . ( L. ) Anth . Sacr . Jac . Billii ( in loquaces ) .— It never hurts a man to keep silence , but often to speak . G 825. Continuo culpam ferro compesce , priusquam per incautum serpant CONTICUISSE . 97.
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