Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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And A man may be a fool to choose a profession , but he must be an idiot to give it up . LORD CHARLES Bowen ( 1835-94 ) -to the Dean of Wells . Preceded by " I simply hate law . " A man may be allowed to change his opinions , never his ...
And A man may be a fool to choose a profession , but he must be an idiot to give it up . LORD CHARLES Bowen ( 1835-94 ) -to the Dean of Wells . Preceded by " I simply hate law . " A man may be allowed to change his opinions , never his ...
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JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -when told that he ought to give Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804-81 ) credit for being a self - made man . And , if this inauspicious union be not already consummated , in the name of my country I forbid the banns .
JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -when told that he ought to give Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804-81 ) credit for being a self - made man . And , if this inauspicious union be not already consummated , in the name of my country I forbid the banns .
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now become a doctor , Kate ; and better fitted to give than receive instruction " ; but she replied that she had ventured sometimes to feign a contrariety of sentiments in order to give him the pleasure of refuting her .
now become a doctor , Kate ; and better fitted to give than receive instruction " ; but she replied that she had ventured sometimes to feign a contrariety of sentiments in order to give him the pleasure of refuting her .
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Democracy is like the grave : it never gives back what it receives . .. LORD LYTTON ( 1805-73 ) —of Lord Palmerston's Reform Bill , in 1860 . Depend upon it , of all vices , drinking is the most incompatible with greatness .
Democracy is like the grave : it never gives back what it receives . .. LORD LYTTON ( 1805-73 ) —of Lord Palmerston's Reform Bill , in 1860 . Depend upon it , of all vices , drinking is the most incompatible with greatness .
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175 ) gives them as follows : " I am prepared to die for Christ and for His Church . " For the queen ! for the queen n ! a plot is laid for my life ! EARL of ESSEX ( 1567-1601 ) —on his way to the city , having previously detained ...
175 ) gives them as follows : " I am prepared to die for Christ and for His Church . " For the queen ! for the queen n ! a plot is laid for my life ! EARL of ESSEX ( 1567-1601 ) —on his way to the city , having previously detained ...
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Page 64 - 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...
Page 20 - Pr'ythee, lead me in : There take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny : 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Page 117 - C'est de lui que nous vient cet art ingénieux De peindre la parole et de parler aux yeux, Et par les traits divers de figures tracées, Donner de la couleur et du corps aux pensées".
Page 29 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman ; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too...
Page 9 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 203 - 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.
Page 147 - Quand le gouvernement viole les droits du peuple, l'insurrection est pour le peuple et pour chaque portion du peuple le plus sacré des droits et le plus indispensable des devoirs.
Page 28 - May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me...
Page 226 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.
Page 75 - Gentlemen, the melancholy event of yesterday reads to us an awful lesson against being too much troubled about any of the objects of ordinary ambition. 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.
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| Title | Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Volume 7 of Sonnenschein's dictionaries of quotations |
| Author | Edward Latham |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Swan Sonnenschein, 1906 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 318 pages |
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