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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Great thoughts come from the heart . 150. Ah ! il n'y a plus d'enfants . ( Fr. ) Mol . Mal . Imagin . -Ah ! there are no children nowadays ! Regret for the simplicity of childhood of former ages . What would Molière have said of the ...
Great thoughts come from the heart . 150. Ah ! il n'y a plus d'enfants . ( Fr. ) Mol . Mal . Imagin . -Ah ! there are no children nowadays ! Regret for the simplicity of childhood of former ages . What would Molière have said of the ...
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207. Alles Gescheidte ist schon gedacht worden , man muss nur versuchen , es noch einmal zu denken . ( G. ) Goethe , Sprüche.- Everything wise has already been thought out ; one can only try and think it once more . 208.
207. Alles Gescheidte ist schon gedacht worden , man muss nur versuchen , es noch einmal zu denken . ( G. ) Goethe , Sprüche.- Everything wise has already been thought out ; one can only try and think it once more . 208.
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Chosen as motto by Paracelsus , and thought to be of his composing ( vide Fournier , L'Esprit des autres , 187 ) . 224. Alter rixatur de lana sæpe caprina Propugnat nugis armatus . Your blunt fellow battles for a straw , ( L. ) Hor .
Chosen as motto by Paracelsus , and thought to be of his composing ( vide Fournier , L'Esprit des autres , 187 ) . 224. Alter rixatur de lana sæpe caprina Propugnat nugis armatus . Your blunt fellow battles for a straw , ( L. ) Hor .
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So by conflicting cares distraught This way and that way whirls his thought . —Conington . 292. Animum pictura pascit inani . ( L. ) Virg . A. 1 , 464 . He feeds his fancy on the painted scene . — Ed . This may be applied either to the ...
So by conflicting cares distraught This way and that way whirls his thought . —Conington . 292. Animum pictura pascit inani . ( L. ) Virg . A. 1 , 464 . He feeds his fancy on the painted scene . — Ed . This may be applied either to the ...
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Or sauntering , calm and healthful , through the wood , Bent on such thoughts as suits the wise and good ? —Conington . What is your favourite occupation in the country ? Are you busy with your pen , or roaming about the pleasant woods ...
Or sauntering , calm and healthful , through the wood , Bent on such thoughts as suits the wise and good ? —Conington . What is your favourite occupation in the country ? Are you busy with your pen , or roaming about the pleasant woods ...
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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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