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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    He who speaks does not know – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [10] He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon [a] Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ; [a] Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd – William Congreve , The Mourning Bride , Act III scene viii

  3. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  4. All men are created equal - Wikipedia

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    Jefferson argued many cases to free enslaved people. In Howell v. Netherland (April 1770), the most famous of these, Jefferson argued for the freedom of Samuel Howell, a mixed-race indentured servant, but was unsuccessful. [38]

  5. List of last words - Wikipedia

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    I pray thee (for thou art my dear child) strive to be a father, and a lord to thy people. Be thou the children's father, and the widow's friend. Comfort thou the poor, and shelter the weak; and, with all thy might, right that which is wrong. And, son, govern thyself, by law; then shall the Lord love thee, and God above all things shall be thy ...

  6. List of oracular statements from Delphi - Wikipedia

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    Some early oracular statements from Delphi may have been delivered to Lycurgus, the semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver (fl. 8th century BC).. According to the report by Herodotus (Histories A.65, 2–4), Lycurgus visited and consulted the oracle before he applied his new laws to Sparta,

  7. The Yale Book of Quotations - Wikipedia

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    The Yale Book of Quotations ' introduction describes the editor's attempts at research to identify many famous quotations, trace them to their original sources as far as possible, and record those sources as precisely and accurately as he could. In compiling the book, Shapiro made extensive use of online databases to find earlier or more ...

  8. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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    "33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by ...

  9. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    voice of the people: The phrase denotes a brief interview of a common person that is not previously arranged, e. g., an interview on a street. It is sometimes truncated to "vox pop." vox populi, vox Dei: the voice of the people [is] the voice of God: vulpes pilum mutat, non mores: the fox changes his fur, not his habits