Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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Page 81
... , wife of Henry VIII , remarked to the Lieu- tenant of the Tower " The ex- ecutioner is , I hear , very expert ; and my neck is very slender . " A cœurs vaillants rien d'impos- sible . ( Nothing is 6 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 81.
... , wife of Henry VIII , remarked to the Lieu- tenant of the Tower " The ex- ecutioner is , I hear , very expert ; and my neck is very slender . " A cœurs vaillants rien d'impos- sible . ( Nothing is 6 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 81.
Page 82
... rien d'impos- sible . ( Nothing is impossible to valiant hearts . ) Motto of JACQUES CŒUR ( 1400- 56 ) son of a merchant furrier of Bourges : appointed master of the mint there by Charles VII . Lent the king ( 1449 ) 200,000 gold crowns ...
... rien d'impos- sible . ( Nothing is impossible to valiant hearts . ) Motto of JACQUES CŒUR ( 1400- 56 ) son of a merchant furrier of Bourges : appointed master of the mint there by Charles VII . Lent the king ( 1449 ) 200,000 gold crowns ...
Page 97
... rien en comparaison des sots , et par malheur on dit que " Dieu est toujours pour les gros " bataillons . " ( The number of wise men will always be small . It is true that it has increased ; but that is nothing compared with the fools ...
... rien en comparaison des sots , et par malheur on dit que " Dieu est toujours pour les gros " bataillons . " ( The number of wise men will always be small . It is true that it has increased ; but that is nothing compared with the fools ...
Page 108
... rien au tragique . ( Everything should be taken seriously , but nothing tragic- ally . ) LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS ( 1797- 1887 ) May 24 , 1873 , the day of his political defeat . Journal Officiel , May 25 , 1873 . Il faut user des amis ...
... rien au tragique . ( Everything should be taken seriously , but nothing tragic- ally . ) LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS ( 1797- 1887 ) May 24 , 1873 , the day of his political defeat . Journal Officiel , May 25 , 1873 . Il faut user des amis ...
Page 110
... rien veu seulement de remarquable , peu d'hommes ont esté admirez par leurs domestiques , " etc. ( A man may astonish the world , an dhis wife and his valet see nothing even remarkable in him ; few men are admired by their servants ...
... rien veu seulement de remarquable , peu d'hommes ont esté admirez par leurs domestiques , " etc. ( A man may astonish the world , an dhis wife and his valet see nothing even remarkable in him ; few men are admired by their servants ...
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