Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... μὲν , ἄκουσον δέ ( which see ) . Frères , il faut mourir ! ( Brothers we must die ! ) Saying of the monks of La Trappe when at the point of death -not whenever they meet each other , as alleged by Chateaubriand . Fusillez - moi tous ces ...
... μὲν , ἄκουσον δέ ( which see ) . Frères , il faut mourir ! ( Brothers we must die ! ) Saying of the monks of La Trappe when at the point of death -not whenever they meet each other , as alleged by Chateaubriand . Fusillez - moi tous ces ...
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... μὲν ἐμον ἀπ ̓ ἐμοῦ γένος , etc. La tragédie court les rues . ( Tragedy runs in the streets . ) Reply made by the poet LEMIERRE ( 1723-93 ) to those who expressed << their astonishment at his refusal to allow his tragedy FRENCH SAYINGS 133.
... μὲν ἐμον ἀπ ̓ ἐμοῦ γένος , etc. La tragédie court les rues . ( Tragedy runs in the streets . ) Reply made by the poet LEMIERRE ( 1723-93 ) to those who expressed << their astonishment at his refusal to allow his tragedy FRENCH SAYINGS 133.
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... μὲν καλοὺς εὐπρεπεστέρους ὁρᾶσθαι ποιεῖ , τοὺς δὲ αἰσχροὺς φοβερωτέρους . ( The hair makes the handsome look more comely , and the ugly more frightful . ) — Plutarch , Lysander I. LYCURGUS ( A. c . 850 B.C. ) Quand la justice a parlé ...
... μὲν καλοὺς εὐπρεπεστέρους ὁρᾶσθαι ποιεῖ , τοὺς δὲ αἰσχροὺς φοβερωτέρους . ( The hair makes the handsome look more comely , and the ugly more frightful . ) — Plutarch , Lysander I. LYCURGUS ( A. c . 850 B.C. ) Quand la justice a parlé ...
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... ( Money is the sinews of civil war . ) -Tacitus , Hist . , bk . ii , ch . xxiv . “ Ἐν μὲν εἰρήνῃ παρέχῳ τὰ τέρπνα , ἐν δὲ πολέμοις νεῦρα τῶν πράξεων 66 66 66 arms 66 now vivoμai . " ( " In peace I provide enjoyment 174 FRENCH SAYINGS.
... ( Money is the sinews of civil war . ) -Tacitus , Hist . , bk . ii , ch . xxiv . “ Ἐν μὲν εἰρήνῃ παρέχῳ τὰ τέρπνα , ἐν δὲ πολέμοις νεῦρα τῶν πράξεων 66 66 66 arms 66 now vivoμai . " ( " In peace I provide enjoyment 174 FRENCH SAYINGS.
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... μὲν βραδέως , ἐπιτέλει δὲ ταχέως τὰ δόξαντα . ( Take counsel deliberately , but carry your plan out expeditiously ) . Isocrates . Ad Demonicum , 34 . Es gehört zum deutschen Bedürfnis , beim Biere von der Regierung schlecht zu reden ...
... μὲν βραδέως , ἐπιτέλει δὲ ταχέως τὰ δόξαντα . ( Take counsel deliberately , but carry your plan out expeditiously ) . Isocrates . Ad Demonicum , 34 . Es gehört zum deutschen Bedürfnis , beim Biere von der Regierung schlecht zu reden ...
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ABBÉ Adieu Alexander alluding Apophthegmata asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog Bishop c'est Caesar CARDINAL CARDINAL MAZARIN Chamber of Deputies Charles comte death Dict Dieu Diogenes Diogenes Laertius Duke Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemies Engl England fait faut femme français France French friends George HENRI IV Henry Hist homme honour House of Commons j'ai jamais James John JULIUS CAESAR June king l'homme Laertius Last words letter Lives Lord LOUIS XIV LOUIS XVIII Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Monsieur mort n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris peace Philip Phocion phrase Plutarch President PRINCE BISMARCK qu'il Queen quoted referring Reichstag reply saying sire soldiers speech Thomas thou tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM ἂν γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ τοὺς τῶν
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Page 62 - The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement...
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Page 169 - And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art, That readest this brief psalm, As one by one thy hopes depart, Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
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Page 73 - The worthy gentleman * who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are and what shadows we pursue.