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... truth . Motto of Order of St Anne ( Schleswig - Holstein ) . 231. Amantium iræ amoris integratio'st . ( L. ) Ter . And . 3 , 3 , 23. - Lovers ' quarrels are only a renewal of their love . Motto of the 232. A ma puissance . ( Fr . ) - To ...
... truth . Motto of Order of St Anne ( Schleswig - Holstein ) . 231. Amantium iræ amoris integratio'st . ( L. ) Ter . And . 3 , 3 , 23. - Lovers ' quarrels are only a renewal of their love . Motto of the 232. A ma puissance . ( Fr . ) - To ...
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... truth . Consideration for our friends , or for the opinions of those we value , must not be preferred to the interests of truth ; for Magna est veritas et prævalet . ( L. ) Vulg . Esdras , 3 , 4 , 41. - Great is truth , and mighty above ...
... truth . Consideration for our friends , or for the opinions of those we value , must not be preferred to the interests of truth ; for Magna est veritas et prævalet . ( L. ) Vulg . Esdras , 3 , 4 , 41. - Great is truth , and mighty above ...
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... truth , leave a sore which is not soon forgotten . 381. Asperitas agrestis et inconcinna gravisque , Quæ se commendat tonsa cute , dentibus atris Dum volt libertas dici mera veraque virtus . ( L. ) Hor . Ep . 1 , 18 , 6 . A brutal ...
... truth , leave a sore which is not soon forgotten . 381. Asperitas agrestis et inconcinna gravisque , Quæ se commendat tonsa cute , dentibus atris Dum volt libertas dici mera veraque virtus . ( L. ) Hor . Ep . 1 , 18 , 6 . A brutal ...
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... truth in fiction drest . - Ed . 572. Campos ubi Troja fuit . ( L . ) - The fields where Troy once stood . Applicable to the site of any ruined or vanished city of antiquity , or of any formerly well - known build- ings now no longer ...
... truth in fiction drest . - Ed . 572. Campos ubi Troja fuit . ( L . ) - The fields where Troy once stood . Applicable to the site of any ruined or vanished city of antiquity , or of any formerly well - known build- ings now no longer ...
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... truth , champions an unpopular and desperate cause in the face of general public opinion . 613. Caton se le donna ; Socrate l'attendit . ( Fr . ) - Lemierre , Barnevelt . Cato inflicted it on himself ; Socrates waited till it came ...
... truth , champions an unpopular and desperate cause in the face of general public opinion . 613. Caton se le donna ; Socrate l'attendit . ( Fr . ) - Lemierre , Barnevelt . Cato inflicted it on himself ; Socrates waited till it came ...
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amor animo animus atque Augustus Cæsar bien Bruy c'est Cæsar Conington death Deus dicere Dieu enim etiam être facit fait faut fides Font fortune friends fuit Goethe habet hæc homini hommes honour ipse Julius Cæsar king l'on Law Max licet live Lucan Lucret magna mala mali Mart Menand mihi mind Molière mort Motto of Earl Motto of Lord Motto of Viscount multa n'est nature Nemo neque never nihil nisi nulla nunc nunquam omnes omnia one's Phædr Plaut Plin poet potest Prov Prov.-A Prov.-The qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quoque quotation quum rien Rochef Rome sæpe Schill semper sibi sine sunt things thou tibi tout truth verba Virg virtue vitæ Volt Vulg words
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Page 377 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 79 - Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement , Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.
Page 183 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Page 31 - Was vernünftig ist, das ist wirklich; und was wirklich ist, das ist vernünftig.
Page 78 - Celui qui met un frein à la fureur des flots Sait aussi des méchants arrêter les complots. Soumis avec respect à sa volonté sainte, Je crains Dieu, cher Abner, et n'ai point d'autre crainte Cependant je rends grâce au zèle officieux Qui sur tous mes périls vous fait ouvrir les yeux.
Page 299 - Les vertus se perdent dans l'intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.
Page 490 - If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why.
Page 135 - Praecipue cum se numeris commendat et arte : Discit enim citius meminitque libentius illud Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.
Page 298 - Les rivières sont des chemins qui marchent et qui portent où l'on veut aller.