A Dictionary of Quotations in Most Frequent Use: Taken Chiefly from the Latin and French Bu Comprising Many from the Greek, Spanish, and Italian Languages |
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... human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden . " - This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age . Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris & carcere dignum , Si vis esse aliquis ...
... human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden . " - This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age . Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris & carcere dignum , Si vis esse aliquis ...
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... human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden . " - This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age . Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris & carcere dignum , Si vis esse aliquis ...
... human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden . " - This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age . Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris & carcere dignum , Si vis esse aliquis ...
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... human happiness is placed in the condition of mediocrity . Auribus teneo lupum . TERENCE . " I hold a wolf by the ears . " I know not how to quit or to retain my hold with safety . This is similar to our English phrase of " catching a ...
... human happiness is placed in the condition of mediocrity . Auribus teneo lupum . TERENCE . " I hold a wolf by the ears . " I know not how to quit or to retain my hold with safety . This is similar to our English phrase of " catching a ...
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... human life are such as to outweigh its most valued enjoyments . Bonarum rerum consuetudo pessima est . SYRUS.- " The too constant use even of good things is hurtful . " -- We should restrain ourselves so as to use , but not to abuse our ...
... human life are such as to outweigh its most valued enjoyments . Bonarum rerum consuetudo pessima est . SYRUS.- " The too constant use even of good things is hurtful . " -- We should restrain ourselves so as to use , but not to abuse our ...
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... human affairs at pleasure . " - This is one of the numerous testimonies borne by the heathen writers to the existence of a First Cause . Their own mythology they considered , of course , as merely allegorical . suorum . Est proprium ...
... human affairs at pleasure . " - This is one of the numerous testimonies borne by the heathen writers to the existence of a First Cause . Their own mythology they considered , of course , as merely allegorical . suorum . Est proprium ...
Common terms and phrases
amor animo animum applied argument atque bien BOILEAU BRUYERE C'est CICERO CLAUDIAN court crime danger Deus dicere enim equal facit faith faults fear fides fool fortuna fortune frequently give guilt habet hæc happy homines hommes honour HORACE human Ital JUVENAL king labour Law Lat Law Maxim licet live LUCAN malè matter ment mihi mind Motto Motto of L multa nature Nemo neque nerally never nihil nisi nunc nunquam omnes omnia OVID passions PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS poet potest praise Pro bono publico Prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quotation rege ROCHEFOUCAULT Roman sæpe SALLUST satis semper SENECA shew sibi sine sometimes speak STANFORD suffer sunt SYRUS TACITUS TERENCE thing tibi tion truth vice VIRG VIRGIL virtue vitæ whilst wise wish writ