Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... δὲ ἓν , ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν , ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν . ( The reason of our having two ears but only one mouth is that we may hear the more and speak the less ) . ZENO ( d . c . 260 B. C . ) - ( Diogenes , Laertius , Lives : Zeno , § 23 ) ...
... δὲ ἓν , ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν , ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν . ( The reason of our having two ears but only one mouth is that we may hear the more and speak the less ) . ZENO ( d . c . 260 B. C . ) - ( Diogenes , Laertius , Lives : Zeno , § 23 ) ...
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... 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 Laertius , Lives : Cleobulus , § 91 ) . Cf .: ̓Αλλήλοις ...
... 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 Laertius , Lives : Cleobulus , § 91 ) . Cf .: ̓Αλλήλοις ...
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... δὲ ̓Αθηναίων , ἐμοῦ δὲ σὺ , σοῦ δὲ ὁ υἱὸς , ὥστε φειδέσθω τῆς ἐξουσίας , δι ' ἥν , ἀνόητος ὢν πλεῖστον Ελλήνων δύναται . ( Woman , the the Athenians govern Greeks , I govern the Athenians , you govern me , and your son governs you : so ...
... δὲ ̓Αθηναίων , ἐμοῦ δὲ σὺ , σοῦ δὲ ὁ υἱὸς , ὥστε φειδέσθω τῆς ἐξουσίας , δι ' ἥν , ἀνόητος ὢν πλεῖστον Ελλήνων δύναται . ( Woman , the the Athenians govern Greeks , I govern the Athenians , you govern me , and your son governs you : so ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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