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... prov .- " By fits and starts . " A bolza vazia , e a casa acabada , faz o home sesudo , mas tarde . Port . prov.- " An empty purse , and a new house , make a man wise , but too late . ” A bon appetit il ne faut point de sauce . Fr. prov ...
... prov .- " By fits and starts . " A bolza vazia , e a casa acabada , faz o home sesudo , mas tarde . Port . prov.- " An empty purse , and a new house , make a man wise , but too late . ” A bon appetit il ne faut point de sauce . Fr. prov ...
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A bon demandeur bon refuseur . Fr. prov .- " Shameless craving must have shameful nay . " A bon entendeur il ne faut que demie parole . Fr. prov : — “ A word is enough to the wise ; " literally , " To one of quick apprehension half a ...
A bon demandeur bon refuseur . Fr. prov .- " Shameless craving must have shameful nay . " A bon entendeur il ne faut que demie parole . Fr. prov : — “ A word is enough to the wise ; " literally , " To one of quick apprehension half a ...
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... prov .- " Hunger is the best sauce . " Literally , " Hunger is capital , good , mustard . " A fortiori . Lat .- " With stronger or greater reason . " If a weak man be dangerous , it follows , a fortiori , that a weak and bad man must be ...
... prov .- " Hunger is the best sauce . " Literally , " Hunger is capital , good , mustard . " A fortiori . Lat .- " With stronger or greater reason . " If a weak man be dangerous , it follows , a fortiori , that a weak and bad man must be ...
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... prov .- " Misfortune is good for something , is not always an evil , is not always thrown away . " ' Tis an ill wind that blows nobody luck . A qui chapon mange , chapon lui vient . Fr. prov .- " Capon comes to him who eats capon ...
... prov .- " Misfortune is good for something , is not always an evil , is not always thrown away . " ' Tis an ill wind that blows nobody luck . A qui chapon mange , chapon lui vient . Fr. prov .- " Capon comes to him who eats capon ...
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... prov .- " Old reckon- ings cause new disputes , fresh strife . " The English proverb is , " Short reckonings make ... prov .- " Wool from an ass . " An impossi bility . Ab equinis pedibus procul recede . Lat . prov .- " Keep at a good ...
... prov .- " Old reckon- ings cause new disputes , fresh strife . " The English proverb is , " Short reckonings make ... prov .- " Wool from an ass . " An impossi bility . Ab equinis pedibus procul recede . Lat . prov .- " Keep at a good ...
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aetas amor ancient animus applied atque bien C'est called character CICERO CLAUDIAN court death dicere EPICURUS evil exemplum expression facit fear feel fool fortune Fr.-The French genius give Greek happy homines homme honor HORACE human Ital JUVENAL king labor Latin Law maxim learned live Lord LUCAN LUCRETIUS magna mali manner matter means ment mihi mind motto multa n'est nature never nihil nisi nulla omnes omnia one's opinion OVID passion PERSIUS person PHAEDRUS philosopher phrase PLAUTUS pleasure poet potest prov proverb PUBLIUS SYRUS quae quam quid QUINTILIAN quod quotation rebus rerum risum Roman saepe Scots law semper SENECA sense SHAKSPEARE sibi signify sine soul Span speak sunt TACITUS TERENCE term thing thou tibi truth vice VIRGIL virtue vita wise word writ writing
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Page 7 - Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. 'Tis insensible, then? Yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. Therefore I'll none of • it. Honour is a mere scutcheon : and so ends my catechism.