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... nature , that it could scarcely be more pro- perly , more forcibly , or more justly depicted . " A Dictionary of Quotations is the ready - reckoner of the pedant , and an index to the man of letters ; it refreshes an over - crowded or ...
... nature , that it could scarcely be more pro- perly , more forcibly , or more justly depicted . " A Dictionary of Quotations is the ready - reckoner of the pedant , and an index to the man of letters ; it refreshes an over - crowded or ...
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... nature with a sound understanding . Of plain , untutored , common sense . - M.M . 10. Ab ovo usque ad mala . HORACE . " From the egg to the apple . ” From the commencement of the feast to the end . Eggs having been the first , and ...
... nature with a sound understanding . Of plain , untutored , common sense . - M.M . 10. Ab ovo usque ad mala . HORACE . " From the egg to the apple . ” From the commencement of the feast to the end . Eggs having been the first , and ...
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... nature ; as , the revolutions of the celestial bodies ; the systematic movements of a clock , or any other piece of well - regulated machinery . - MD . 25. Accidit in puncto , quod non contingit in anno . ( Lat . ) — “ A thing which ...
... nature ; as , the revolutions of the celestial bodies ; the systematic movements of a clock , or any other piece of well - regulated machinery . - MD . 25. Accidit in puncto , quod non contingit in anno . ( Lat . ) — “ A thing which ...
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... natural affection we bear towards the place of our own nati- vity , or that of our offspring . - M.D . 66. Adolescentem verecundum esse decet . PLAUTUS .- " It is becoming in a young man to be modest . " A certain degree of modesty and ...
... natural affection we bear towards the place of our own nati- vity , or that of our offspring . - M.D . 66. Adolescentem verecundum esse decet . PLAUTUS .- " It is becoming in a young man to be modest . " A certain degree of modesty and ...
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... natural results , induce prosperity , and our success stimulates our neighbour to similar exertion . - M . 84. Æmulus studiorum et laborum . Cic.- " Vying in his studies and la- bours . " Zealous in the pursuit of knowledge ; and ...
... natural results , induce prosperity , and our success stimulates our neighbour to similar exertion . - M . 84. Æmulus studiorum et laborum . Cic.- " Vying in his studies and la- bours . " Zealous in the pursuit of knowledge ; and ...
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amici amor animi animo animum applied atque bestowed bien BRUYERE C'est crime death Deus dicere DRYDEN etiam evil facit favour feel fides fortune fuit give habet hæc happy homines homme honour human Ital LA BRUYERE labour Law Max live LIVY LUCAN Macdonnel malè mali maxim mihi mind miserable misfortunes Motto of earl Motto of lord Motto of viscount multa n'est natá nature nemo neque never nihil nisi Nulla nunc nunquam omnes omnia omnis OVID passion patriæ person phrase PLAUT pleasure poet possess potest praise prosperity Prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quoque quotation rebus rerum risum ROCHEFOUCAULT sæpe semel semper sibi sine sunt TACIT talent things tibi tion truth vice VIRG virtue vitæ VOLTAIRE wealth wise wish
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Page 91 - 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.
Page 395 - Soles occidere et redire possunt: nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux, nox est perpetua una dormienda.
Page 266 - Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum; rectius occupat Nomen beati, qui deorum Muneribus sapienter uti Duramque callet pauperiem pati Peiusque leto flagitium timet, Non ille pro caris amicis Aut patria timidus perire.
Page 451 - ... rusticus expectat, dum defluat amnis: at ille labitur et labetur in omne volubilis aevum.
Page 363 - Vos plaudite' dicat, Aetatis cujusque notandi sunt tibi mores, Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus et annis. Reddere qui voces jam scit puer et pede certo Signat humum, gestit paribus colludere, et iram Colligit ac ponit temere, et mutatur in horas.
Page 452 - Vive, vale. Si quid novisti rectius istis Candidus imperti ; si non his utere mecum.
Page 310 - Tum, pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem Conspexere, silent, arrectisque auribus adstant ; Ille regit dictis animos, et pectora mulcet...
Page 345 - Quelles chimères ne tombent point dans l'esprit des hommes pendant qu'ils dorment! » Xantippe a continué de vivre, il est venu à la » cour, il a vu le prince, il lui a parlé, et il a été plus loin que son songe : il est favori.
Page 387 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Page 151 - Il faut de plus grandes vertus pour soutenir la bonne fortune que la mauvaise.