Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... wife every time he requires the scene of the panorama to be changed . Tirer vanité de son rang , c'est avertir qu'on est au - dessous . ( To be vain of one's rank , is to show that one is beneath it ) . Saying of MARIE LECZINSKA ( 1703 ...
... wife every time he requires the scene of the panorama to be changed . Tirer vanité de son rang , c'est avertir qu'on est au - dessous . ( To be vain of one's rank , is to show that one is beneath it ) . Saying of MARIE LECZINSKA ( 1703 ...
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... wife , in reference to his son , who used to take advantage of his mother's weakness . ( Plutarch , Lives : Cato ... wives ; we rule all men ; and we are ruled by our wives ) —ibid . , 8. Cf .: Les Français gouvernent le monde , et les ...
... wife , in reference to his son , who used to take advantage of his mother's weakness . ( Plutarch , Lives : Cato ... wives ; we rule all men ; and we are ruled by our wives ) —ibid . , 8. Cf .: Les Français gouvernent le monde , et les ...
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... wife should not even be the object of suspicion ) . In his Apophthegmata ( Casar , 3 ) the words are given as : Τὴν Καίσαζος γυναῖκα καὶ διαβολῆς δεῖ καθαρὰν εἶναι ( Casar's wife should be above suspicion ) . Cf. . . TÒV Καίσαρος ἔδει ...
... wife should not even be the object of suspicion ) . In his Apophthegmata ( Casar , 3 ) the words are given as : Τὴν Καίσαζος γυναῖκα καὶ διαβολῆς δεῖ καθαρὰν εἶναι ( Casar's wife should be above suspicion ) . Cf. . . TÒV Καίσαρος ἔδει ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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