Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... given to my wife , my child , and my sister . " Now it is come . JOHN KNOX ( 1505-72 ) - Last words . Another version is : " Live in Christ , live in Christ ; and the flesh need not fear death . " Now or never . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ...
... given to my wife , my child , and my sister . " Now it is come . JOHN KNOX ( 1505-72 ) - Last words . Another version is : " Live in Christ , live in Christ ; and the flesh need not fear death . " Now or never . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ...
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... given to man to disguise his thoughts . ) Attributed to TALLEYRAND ( 1754- 1838 ) , in Barère's Mémoires , but claimed by HAREL ( d . 1846 ) Cf. Le siècle , Aug. 24 , 1846 . Cf. Voltaire , Dialogue du Chapon et de la Poularde ( 1763 ) ...
... given to man to disguise his thoughts . ) Attributed to TALLEYRAND ( 1754- 1838 ) , in Barère's Mémoires , but claimed by HAREL ( d . 1846 ) Cf. Le siècle , Aug. 24 , 1846 . Cf. Voltaire , Dialogue du Chapon et de la Poularde ( 1763 ) ...
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... given in season ) - MENANDER , Monosticha , 752 . Cæsarem se non regem esse [ re- spondit ] . ( I am no king , but Cæsar ) . CAIUS JULIUS CÆSAR ( 100-44 B.C . ) - on declining the title of king ( Suetonius , Twelve Cæsars , 79 ) ...
... given in season ) - MENANDER , Monosticha , 752 . Cæsarem se non regem esse [ re- spondit ] . ( I am no king , but Cæsar ) . CAIUS JULIUS CÆSAR ( 100-44 B.C . ) - on declining the title of king ( Suetonius , Twelve Cæsars , 79 ) ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 1 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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ABBÉ alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog c'est Cæsar CARDINAL Chamber of Deputies Charles COMTE death Dict Dieu Diogenes Laertius DUKE OF WELLINGTON Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemy Engl England fait faut femme Français France French grand HENRY Hist homme honour House of Commons Hume j'ai jamais JOHN June king Last words Le Moniteur universel letter liberty Lives Lord Louis XIV Madam Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Moniteur Monsieur mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on qu'un Queen quoted referring Reichstag reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM ἂν γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς