Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... thought is the process . by which human ends are alternately answered . " Cf. " Thought is the measure of life . " ( C. G. Leland , The return of the Gods . ) Ministers are the trustees of the nation and not the dis- pensers of its alms ...
... thought is the process . by which human ends are alternately answered . " Cf. " Thought is the measure of life . " ( C. G. Leland , The return of the Gods . ) Ministers are the trustees of the nation and not the dis- pensers of its alms ...
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... thought & c . Rich beyond the dreams of avarice . - DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) - when asked what he thought was the value of his friend Thrale's brewery , which was being sold , replied , " We are not here to sell a parcel of ...
... thought & c . Rich beyond the dreams of avarice . - DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) - when asked what he thought was the value of his friend Thrale's brewery , which was being sold , replied , " We are not here to sell a parcel of ...
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... thought to wariant their injustices and words only to disguise their thoughts . ) " The true use of speech is not so " much to express our wants as to " conceal them . " - Goldsmith , The Bee , Oct. 20 , 1759 . " Where Nature's end of ...
... thought to wariant their injustices and words only to disguise their thoughts . ) " The true use of speech is not so " much to express our wants as to " conceal them . " - Goldsmith , The Bee , Oct. 20 , 1759 . " Where Nature's end of ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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