Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... τὸν ἄνθρωπον , ἀλλ ̓ ἐνοχλοῦμαι πανταχοῦ τὸν Δίκαιον ἀκούων . ( None at all , neither know I the man ; but I am tired of everywhere hear- ing him called ' the Just ' ) . - A GREEK PEASANT to Aristides ( d . 469 B.C. ) , not knowing who ...
... τὸν ἄνθρωπον , ἀλλ ̓ ἐνοχλοῦμαι πανταχοῦ τὸν Δίκαιον ἀκούων . ( None at all , neither know I the man ; but I am tired of everywhere hear- ing him called ' the Just ' ) . - A GREEK PEASANT to Aristides ( d . 469 B.C. ) , not knowing who ...
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... Τὸν βίον οὕτω δεῖν μετρεῖν , ὡς καὶ πολὺ καὶ ὀλίγον χρόνον βιωσομένους . ( We should so mete out our life as though we had both a short time and a long time to live ) . BIAS ( A. c . 550 B.C . ) — ( Diogenes Laertius , Lives : Bias ...
... Τὸν βίον οὕτω δεῖν μετρεῖν , ὡς καὶ πολὺ καὶ ὀλίγον χρόνον βιωσομένους . ( We should so mete out our life as though we had both a short time and a long time to live ) . BIAS ( A. c . 550 B.C . ) — ( Diogenes Laertius , Lives : Bias ...
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... Τὸν φίλον δεῖν εὐεργετεῖν , ὅπως ἢ μᾶλλον φίλος , τὸν δὲ εχθρὸν , φίλον ποιεῖν . ( We should do good to our friend to make him more friendly , and to our enemy to make him a friend ) . CLEOBULUS ( Al . c . 560 B. C . ) — ( Dio- genes ...
... Τὸν φίλον δεῖν εὐεργετεῖν , ὅπως ἢ μᾶλλον φίλος , τὸν δὲ εχθρὸν , φίλον ποιεῖν . ( We should do good to our friend to make him more friendly , and to our enemy to make him a friend ) . CLEOBULUS ( Al . c . 560 B. C . ) — ( Dio- genes ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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