Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... 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 ) . Δία τούτων ἔξω ...
... 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 ) . Δία τούτων ἔξω ...
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... μὲν ἄλλους ἀνθρώπους ζῆν , ἵν ̓ ἐσθίοιεν αὐτὸν δὲ ἐσθίειν , ἵνα Swn . ( Other men live to eat , but I eat to live ) . SOCRATES ( B.C. 468-399 ) - ( Dio- genes Laertius , Lives : Socrates , § 34 ) . Another version : Οἱ μὲν λοιποὶ ζῶσιν ...
... μὲν ἄλλους ἀνθρώπους ζῆν , ἵν ̓ ἐσθίοιεν αὐτὸν δὲ ἐσθίειν , ἵνα Swn . ( Other men live to eat , but I eat to live ) . SOCRATES ( B.C. 468-399 ) - ( Dio- genes Laertius , Lives : Socrates , § 34 ) . Another version : Οἱ μὲν λοιποὶ ζῶσιν ...
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... μὲν ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστιν , Θεμιστόκλεις , καλὸν δὲ καὶ στρατηγικὸν ἀληθῶς ἡ περὶ τὰς χεῖρας ἐγκράτεια . ( That , Them- istocles , is very true ; but it is also the part of an honourable general to keep his hands clean ) . ARISTIDES ( d . 469 ...
... μὲν ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστιν , Θεμιστόκλεις , καλὸν δὲ καὶ στρατηγικὸν ἀληθῶς ἡ περὶ τὰς χεῖρας ἐγκράτεια . ( That , Them- istocles , is very true ; but it is also the part of an honourable general to keep his hands clean ) . ARISTIDES ( d . 469 ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
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