A Dictionary of Select and Popular Quotations: Which are in Daily Use: Taken from the Latin, French, Greek, Spanish and Italian Languages: Together with a Copious Collection of Law-maxims and Law-terms; Translated Into English, with Illustrations Historical and Idiomatic |
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... Honour earned by military exploits . Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet . Lat.- " Any ru- mour is sufficient against misfortune . " - When a man is unfortunate a breath may complete his ruin . Ad captandum vulgus . Lat .- " To ensnare ...
... Honour earned by military exploits . Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet . Lat.- " Any ru- mour is sufficient against misfortune . " - When a man is unfortunate a breath may complete his ruin . Ad captandum vulgus . Lat .- " To ensnare ...
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... is an art without art , which has its beginning in false- hood , its middle in toil , and its end in poverty . " Artes honorabit . Lat . " He will honour the arts . " Aspera facetiæ , ubi nimis ex vero traxere , acrem AR - AR 31.
... is an art without art , which has its beginning in false- hood , its middle in toil , and its end in poverty . " Artes honorabit . Lat . " He will honour the arts . " Aspera facetiæ , ubi nimis ex vero traxere , acrem AR - AR 31.
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... honours . " - With honours transmitted from his ancestry . A vostra salute . Ital . A votre santé . 36 AU - AV Auto da fe. Sp." An act of ...
... honours . " - With honours transmitted from his ancestry . A vostra salute . Ital . A votre santé . 36 AU - AV Auto da fe. Sp." An act of ...
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... honour to those of his ancestors . " De die in diem . Lat.- " From day to day . " Dedimus potestatem . Lat.- " We have given power . " - A writ in law whereby commission is given to one or more private persons , to assist for the ...
... honour to those of his ancestors . " De die in diem . Lat.- " From day to day . " Dedimus potestatem . Lat.- " We have given power . " - A writ in law whereby commission is given to one or more private persons , to assist for the ...
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... honour of the late Dr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , when ambassador from the United States to France . The allusion is to his discovery of the identity of electrical fire with that of lightning , and to the emi- nent share which he had in ...
... honour of the late Dr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , when ambassador from the United States to France . The allusion is to his discovery of the identity of electrical fire with that of lightning , and to the emi- nent share which he had in ...
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Common terms and phrases
amor animi applied atque bien C'est CICERO CLAUDIAN court crime danger death Deus dicere docet equal facit fait faith faults fear fides fool fortuna fortune frequently give guilt habet hæc happy homines honour HORACE human Ital jure JUVENAL labour Law Lat Law Maxim Law Maxim.-"The lege licet live LUCAN malè malis ment mihi Milonius mind motto multa Nemo neque nerally never nihil nisi Nulla Nullum nunc nunquam omnes omnia omnibus omnis OVID patriæ perit PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS poet potest praise Prov Proverb qu'on quæ quam quid Quis quod quotation rebus ridicule risum ROCHEFOUCAULT Roman sæpe SALLUST semper SENECA sibi sine sometimes speak sunt SYRUS TACITUS TERENCE thing tibi tion truth vice vincit VIRG VIRGIL virtue Virtutis vitæ vult whilst wise wish words writ
Popular passages
Page 12 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 79 - Live while you live," the epicure would say, " And seize the pleasures of the present day." ' Live while you live,' the sacred preacher cries, 'And give to GOD each moment as it flies.
Page 115 - ... huic versatile ingenium sic pariter ad omnia fuit, ut natum ad id unum diceres quodcumque ageret...
Page 179 - ... nam neque quies gentium sine armis neque arma sine stipendiis neque stipendia sine tributis haberi queunt.
Page 66 - In a free country there is much clamour with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, but much grievance.
Page 131 - Inspicere tanquam in speculum in vitas omnium Jubeo, atque ex aliis sumere exemplum sibi. Lat. TERENCE. — "The lives of men should be regarded as a mirror, from which we may take an example and a rule of conduct for ourselves.
Page 259 - of whom," one of the quorum. This description of a justice of peace is taken from the words of his " Dedimus." "Quorum unum" — "One of whom," I have appointed NS, Esq., to be. It is also used in another sense: " Such a number to be a quorum," that is, to be of sufficiency to proceed in the business.
Page 38 - To expect one who does not come — to lie a-bed and not to sleep — to serve and not to be advanced, are three things enough to kill a man.
Page 166 - Wonderful to tell." Miramur ex intervallo fallentia. Lat. — "We admire at a distance the things that deceive us." Our sight is apt to misrepresent remote objects, but the deception vanishes on a nearer approach. Mirantur taciti, et dubio pro fulmine pendent. Lat. STATIUS. — "They stand in silent astonishment, and wait for the fall of liie yet doubtful thunderbolt." Used to describe a general apprehension and consternation. Mirum. Lat. — "Wonderful.
Page 152 - This is certainly a just definition. There cannot be rational freedom, where there are arbitrary restraints. • ultima mundi Quo steterit ferienda loco (Lat.) LUCAN. — " The remaining liberty of the world, in that precise place, was to be smitten and destroyed.