A manual of quotations, by E.H. Michelsen |
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... equal law takes the highest and the lowest . " - No rank can shield us from the impartiality of death or fate . Equam memento rebus in arduis Servare mentem ( Lat . ) HORACE.- " Remember to preserve an equal mind in arduous affairs ...
... equal law takes the highest and the lowest . " - No rank can shield us from the impartiality of death or fate . Equam memento rebus in arduis Servare mentem ( Lat . ) HORACE.- " Remember to preserve an equal mind in arduous affairs ...
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... , etiam pari numero ; nec lætitia ulla minimo mærore pensanda ( Lat . ) PLINY . " The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils , even in - number . There is at the same time no joy 32 [ BE- MANUAL OF QUOTATIONS .
... , etiam pari numero ; nec lætitia ulla minimo mærore pensanda ( Lat . ) PLINY . " The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils , even in - number . There is at the same time no joy 32 [ BE- MANUAL OF QUOTATIONS .
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... equal to an advantage gained over your oppo- nent . Cedite Romani scriptores , cedite Grai ( Lat . ) — " Yield ye Roman , and yield ye Greek writers . " - Yield to a com- petitor who outweighs you all . This is a quotation generally ...
... equal to an advantage gained over your oppo- nent . Cedite Romani scriptores , cedite Grai ( Lat . ) — " Yield ye Roman , and yield ye Greek writers . " - Yield to a com- petitor who outweighs you all . This is a quotation generally ...
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... equal degree with the actual possession . Credite posteri ( Lat . ) - " Will posterity believe ? " — Can they be led to think that such absurdities were accre- dited by their forefathers ? Credula res amor est ( Lat . ) OVID .- " Love ...
... equal degree with the actual possession . Credite posteri ( Lat . ) - " Will posterity believe ? " — Can they be led to think that such absurdities were accre- dited by their forefathers ? Credula res amor est ( Lat . ) OVID .- " Love ...
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... equal skill , pre- tend to be what he was not , and not to be what he really . ” — A person deeply versed in the arts of hypocrisy . was . est solum , ejus usque ad cœlum ( Lat . law maxim . ) — " He who has the property in the soil has ...
... equal skill , pre- tend to be what he was not , and not to be what he really . ” — A person deeply versed in the arts of hypocrisy . was . est solum , ejus usque ad cœlum ( Lat . law maxim . ) — " He who has the property in the soil has ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
amor applied atque bien CICERO CLAUDIAN CORNELIUS NEPOS court crime danger death despise Deus dicere docet equal est Lat être evil facit Lat fait fear fides fool fortune frequently give guilt habet hæc happy homines homme honour HORACE HORACE.-"The human Irish Baron Irish Earl Irish Viscount jure JUVENAL labour Law Lat law maxim live LUCAN malè malis matter means ment mihi Milonius mind motto of Lord multa nature nemo never nihil nisi nunc omnes omnia OVID passion PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS poet potest Lat praise prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid QUINTILIAN quod quotation rebus ridiculous risum ROCHEFOUCAULT Romans sæpe satis Scotch Earl semper SENECA sense sibi sine sometimes souvent speak suffer sunt SYRUS TACITUS TERENCE things tibi tion truth ultrà vice VIRGIL virtue virtutis vitæ vitium whilst wise wish words writ
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 70 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Seite 100 - ... habet aliquid ex iniquo omne magnum exemplum, quod contra singulos utilitate publica rependitur.
Seite 77 - Et errat longe, mea quidem sententia, , Qui imperium credat gravius esse aut stabilius, Vi quod fit, quam illud quod amicitia adjungitur.
Seite 174 - Want is the scorn of ev'ry wealthy fool ; And wit in rags is turn'd to ridicule.
Seite 36 - A proverb which very happily illustrates the advantages arising from vigilance. Carpe diem quam minime credula postero. Lat. Hon. — "Enjoy the present day, as distrusting that which is to follow.
Seite 194 - Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se Crimen habet, quanto major, qui peccat, habetur.
Seite 27 - Rectius vives, Licini, neque altum semper urgendo neque, dum procellas cautus horrescis, nimium premendo litus iniquum. auream quisquis mediocritatem diligit, tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti, caret invidenda sobrius aula.
Seite 298 - Take the course of strong rule, whilst the mind of youth is flexible, and capable of strong impressions." — Vigorous methods, but divested of harshness, should be early called into use by those, to whom the education of youth is committed.
Seite 49 - When the state is most corrupt then the laws are most multiplied.
Seite 263 - In solving doubts, the maxim sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas [use your own property in such a manner as not to injure that of another...