Dictionary of Latin Quotations, Proverbs, Maxims, and Mottos, Classical and Mediaeval: Including Law Terms and Phrases. With a Selection of Greek Quotations |
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... & c . -Acceptissima semper Munera sunt , auctor quæ pretiōsa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are always the most acceptable which our love for the donor makes precious . " Accidit in puncto , et toto contingit in anno .- ABS - ACC .
... & c . -Acceptissima semper Munera sunt , auctor quæ pretiōsa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are always the most acceptable which our love for the donor makes precious . " Accidit in puncto , et toto contingit in anno .- ABS - ACC .
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... semper prodest , amor et nocet . LABER.- “ Friend- ship is always productive of advantage , and love of in- jury . " This dictum seems to be stated in rather too general terms . Amicorum , magis quàm tuam ipsius laudem , prædica . - En ...
... semper prodest , amor et nocet . LABER.- “ Friend- ship is always productive of advantage , and love of in- jury . " This dictum seems to be stated in rather too general terms . Amicorum , magis quàm tuam ipsius laudem , prædica . - En ...
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... semper appětit agere aliquid . CIC.- " The mind of man is always longing to do something . " Animus meminit præteritorum , præsentia cernit , futura præ- videt . CIC .- " The mind remembers past events , scans the present , foresees the ...
... semper appětit agere aliquid . CIC.- " The mind of man is always longing to do something . " Animus meminit præteritorum , præsentia cernit , futura præ- videt . CIC .- " The mind remembers past events , scans the present , foresees the ...
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... semper liběra fuerunt , timērent , gau- derent , dolerent , suo potiùs quam alterius arbitrio . CIC.- Slaves , even , have always been at liberty to fear , to re- joice , to grieve , at their own pleasure , and not at the will of ...
... semper liběra fuerunt , timērent , gau- derent , dolerent , suo potiùs quam alterius arbitrio . CIC.- Slaves , even , have always been at liberty to fear , to re- joice , to grieve , at their own pleasure , and not at the will of ...
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... semper sit Venus æqua jugo : Diligat illa senem quondam ; sed et ipsa marito , Tunc quoque cum fuerit , non videatur anus . MAR . - " Fair concord , ever attend their bed , and may Venus ever prove auspicious to the well - matched pair ...
... semper sit Venus æqua jugo : Diligat illa senem quondam ; sed et ipsa marito , Tunc quoque cum fuerit , non videatur anus . MAR . - " Fair concord , ever attend their bed , and may Venus ever prove auspicious to the well - matched pair ...
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Æsop amici amor atque Cæsar Cato dæmon death Deus dicere Earl enim erit etiam evil facit fortune fuit gods habet hæc HESIOD homines Homo honour inter ipse Julius Cæsar Law Max Law Term live LUCAN magis malè mali malum manus MART maxim mihi mind Motto of Lord Multa multis natūra Nemo neque nihil nisi nulla nunc nunquam omnes omnia omnibus omnis OVID person PHED PLAUT PLINY PLINY the Elder PLINY the Younger poet potest Prov proverb quæ quam quid quidem quis quod quoque rebus rerum Roman sæpe satis semel semper sibi sine sunt TACIT tamen tempus thee things thou tibi verba VIRG virtue vita vitæ vult wise words wretched γὰρ δὲ καὶ οὐ τὰ τὸ τῶν
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Page 487 - Nature is true and not a lie. No lie you can speak or act but it will come, after longer or shorter circulation, like a Bill drawn on Nature's Reality, and be presented there for payment, — with the answer, No effects.