Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Paris , in which he said , " je ne rentrerai dans Paris que mort ou victorieux . " ( I will only re - enter Paris dead or victorious ) . Moulin à paroles . ( Windbag . ) Attributed to MME . CORNUEL ( 1605-94 ) applying the term to the ...
... Paris , in which he said , " je ne rentrerai dans Paris que mort ou victorieux . " ( I will only re - enter Paris dead or victorious ) . Moulin à paroles . ( Windbag . ) Attributed to MME . CORNUEL ( 1605-94 ) applying the term to the ...
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... Paris ( 1588 ) . Que d'eau ! que d'eau ! ( What a quantity of water ! what a quantity of water ! ) Attributed to MARSHAL MAC MAHON ( 1808-93 ) -on seeing the inundations caused by the overflow of the Garonne . The abbé Berry ( MACMAHON ...
... Paris ( 1588 ) . Que d'eau ! que d'eau ! ( What a quantity of water ! what a quantity of water ! ) Attributed to MARSHAL MAC MAHON ( 1808-93 ) -on seeing the inundations caused by the overflow of the Garonne . The abbé Berry ( MACMAHON ...
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... Paris parce qu'il y a la comédie et du pain . ( Everything is possible in Paris , because the theatre and bread are there ) . MME . DE MAINTENON ( 1635- 1719 ) during a time of famine in 1710 . Tout par raison . ( Everything by reason ) ...
... Paris parce qu'il y a la comédie et du pain . ( Everything is possible in Paris , because the theatre and bread are there ) . MME . DE MAINTENON ( 1635- 1719 ) during a time of famine in 1710 . Tout par raison . ( Everything by reason ) ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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