Maxioms by Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en read more
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la
tete d'un livre.]
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
[Fr., La grammaire, qui sait regenter jusqu'aux rois,
Et les fait, la main haute, obeir a ses lois.]
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that
his reason is weak.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that
his reason is weak.
