Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Laertius , VI . , 2 , 6 , 47 . Un soldat qui a bien dormi en vaut deux . ( One soldier who has slept well is worth two ) . A saying of GENERAL VENDOME ( 1654-1712 ) , beloved by his soldiers . DE Venez voir comment meurt un maréchal de ...
... Laertius , VI . , 2 , 6 , 47 . Un soldat qui a bien dormi en vaut deux . ( One soldier who has slept well is worth two ) . A saying of GENERAL VENDOME ( 1654-1712 ) , beloved by his soldiers . DE Venez voir comment meurt un maréchal de ...
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... Laertius , IX . , 1 , 2 , I. Vous aviez promis de m'épargner des souffrances inutiles . ( You promised to spare me useless suffering ) . Last words of H.-G. Riquetti , COMTE DE MIRABEAU ( 1746-91 ) alluding to his request for laudanum ...
... Laertius , IX . , 1 , 2 , I. Vous aviez promis de m'épargner des souffrances inutiles . ( You promised to spare me useless suffering ) . Last words of H.-G. Riquetti , COMTE DE MIRABEAU ( 1746-91 ) alluding to his request for laudanum ...
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... Laertius , Lives : Arcesilaus , $ 41 ) . Aos éyú . ( A second self ) . ZENO ( d.c. 260 B.C . ) - on being asked who was a true friend . ( Di- ogenes Laertius , Lives : Zeno , § 23 ) . Commonly quoted in the Latin form , " alter ego ...
... Laertius , Lives : Arcesilaus , $ 41 ) . Aos éyú . ( A second self ) . ZENO ( d.c. 260 B.C . ) - on being asked who was a true friend . ( Di- ogenes Laertius , Lives : Zeno , § 23 ) . Commonly quoted in the Latin form , " alter ego ...
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... Laertius , Lives : Diogenes , § 41 ) . Phaedrus ( Fabulae , bk . III , xix ) attributes this saying to Esop , who , when a busybody in the market place asked him what he was doing with a lighted torch at noon ( which he was hurriedly ...
... Laertius , Lives : Diogenes , § 41 ) . Phaedrus ( Fabulae , bk . III , xix ) attributes this saying to Esop , who , when a busybody in the market place asked him what he was doing with a lighted torch at noon ( which he was hurriedly ...
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... Laertius , Lives : Chilo , § 69 ) . Tvôli σavтby . ( Know thyself ) . THALES ( 636-546 B.C . ) - ( Dio- genes Laertius , Lives : Thales , § 40 ) . Also attributed to Chilo , and to Phemonoes . Διὰ τοῦτο δύο ὦτα ἔχομεν , στόμα δὲ ἓν ...
... Laertius , Lives : Chilo , § 69 ) . Tvôli σavтby . ( Know thyself ) . THALES ( 636-546 B.C . ) - ( Dio- genes Laertius , Lives : Thales , § 40 ) . Also attributed to Chilo , and to Phemonoes . Διὰ τοῦτο δύο ὦτα ἔχομεν , στόμα δὲ ἓν ...
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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 mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Parliament Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on Queen quoted referring Reichstag remark reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς