| 单词 | apophthegm |
| 例句 | I still require the texture of the pages and enjoy underlining clever apophthegms. Ten Great Forgotten Books 2012-09-29T13:12:48Z I should prefer to reverse the apophthegm, and to say that in life I see the promise and potency of all forms of matter. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z There follow a letter of Epicurus to his mother, and another letter from some one unidentified to one Menneas, and then a series of apophthegms and sentences. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The results of these new reflections grew into fixed rules, into proverbs and apophthegms. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z That “there is no rule without an exception,” is a true apophthegm; and among the many emigrants from the “land o’ cakes,” some very respectable individuals are to be met with. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Brevity is an essential: that is, we apply the term proverb to nothing but apophthegms. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z They made apophthegm take the place of message. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The middle row, the first to be inscribed, deals with the Epicurean theory of atoms—not by apophthegm or aphorism, but with something of the fulness and technicality of a treatise. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z If ever a La Rochefoucauld compiles the sententi� of the breakfast-room he must include such apophthegms as these:— Even the most determined opponent of journalism becomes alert and prehensile on the arrival of the paper. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z And of them Euclides did at times say apophthegms not unworthy of being written down and recollected; but in all other matters he was cold and disagreeable. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Accordingly a proverb, in the nineteenth century, is a commonly known and frequently cited apophthegm. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z The main point was that Doctor Ueberbein's doctrines and apophthegms were so exceptionally supported by his personality. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Culture, criticism, in certain sterile natures, are like Sheridan's famous apophthegm: they lie "like lumps of marl on a barren moor, encumbering what it is not in their power to fertilise." Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z It has been said, that Cæsar also made a collection of apophthegms and anecdotes, in the style of our modern Ana; but Augustus prevented these from being made public. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Specimens of his apophthegms may be found in Diogenes Laertius and the florilegium of Stobaeus, while there are traces of his influence in Seneca. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Such sententious remarks as “Knowledge is Power” are apophthegms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Agesilaus, Cleomenes III., and Agis III. belonged; and the greater number of the later kings retained, up to the last period, a genuine Spartan disposition, which we find expressed in many nervous and pithy apophthegms. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 I cannot help wondering that more literary apophthegms have not been extracted from his writings. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Between a maxim, an aphorism, and an apophthegm, and in a more obvious degree, between these and an adage and a proverb, the etymologist and the lexicographer may easily find a distinction. Maxims and Reflections It is a small collection of moral apophthegms, each consisting of two hexameters, in four books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They are much longer than the anecdotes of the Contes et Joyeux Devis, and generally, though not always, deal with something like a connected story instead of with mere isolated traits or apophthegms. A Short History of French Literature I was still pondering over this apophthegm, when Crofton aroused me by pushing across the table a great heap of gold. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Only in Oliver's pocket edition is this excellent thesaurus of pithy and forcible Scottish apophthegms presented with his other works. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series To collect and arrange facts is, as he tells us, the sole secret of his success, and he adds in other words the famous apophthegm of Newton, “hypotheses non fingo.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He can moralize with the best in terse and deep-reaching apophthegms of melancholy or even despairing experience. Spenser But his brief witticisms and his short anecdotes and apophthegms hardly admit a rival. A Short History of French Literature A proverb is distinguished from a maxim or an apophthegm by that brevity which condenses a thought or a metaphor, where one thing is said and another is to be applied. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 We are very frequently told that "History is philosophy teaching by example,"—one of those copy-book apophthegms which people love to repeat as if they contained important truth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 That this apophthegm of Macintosh should have been quoted and requoted as it has, shows how profound has been the ignorance of social science. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I Solon too derived aid from the apophthegms of the priests of Egypt in the enactment of his just and moderate laws, by which he gave great confirmation to the Roman jurisprudence. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The Royal Exchange again deviates, being a very quaint collection, quaintly arranged, of moral maxims, apophthegms, short stories, etc., for the use of the citizens. A History of Elizabethan Literature To Archimedes is attributed the apophthegm: "Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, and with my own weight I will move the world." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil there is an apophthegm to the effect that, "Insanity in individuals is something rare—but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule." A Poor Man's House Such apophthegms can do nothing for Petrarch or for the cause of morality, except with the very weak and the very young. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 People seem to think that a few Polonius-like apophthegms delivered at such a time may be of great importance. St. Winifred's, or The World of School The perverseness of mankind makes it often mischievous 37in men of eminence to give way to merriment; the idle and the illiterate will long shelter themselves under this foolish apophthegm. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Meres was a learned graduate of Cambridge University, a divine and schoolmaster, who brought out in 1598 a collection of apophthegms on morals, religion, and literature which he entitled ‘Palladis Tamia.’ A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles The apophthegm of the Doge might have been pertinently applied to Louis XVIII. by the people. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I They did not dream of the apophthegm that knowledge is power; and that we become strong by subduing nature to our will. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity He had a few apophthegms which brought every disaster to a happy conclusion; and as he seldom or never indulged in words, these sayings were deeply impressed upon my infant memory. Jacob Faithful Translated from the Maximes of the Duke de la Rochefoucauld’, a number of clever apophthegms tersely turned. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I I am sorry," I said, "to be discharging apophthegms upon you to-night: but you must hear just one other. Foe-Farrell The apophthegm of Pericles, or rather of Thucydides, “that woman is best who is least spoken of among men, either for good or evil,” is not so rigidly enforced. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The major part of the volume consists of 190 numbered sentences—each a French rendering of an apophthegm or reflection drawn from Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays However, that they hated long speeches, the following apophthegms are a farther proof. Ideal Commonwealths That famous apophthegm leads us nearer to the saving truth. Nature Mysticism He resists this besetting temptation of the modern speaker of apophthegms to identify woman and fool. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3) Essay 1: Vauvenargues Corrected blunders in nine apophthegms of Bacon—all historical—and read Mitford's Greece. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals A great statesman is responsible for an apophthegm on that aspect of the topic which always deserves to be quoted in the same breath as Dr Johnson's familiar half-truth. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays But after nigh six months of palpitating negotiations with the adorable Mrs. Glamorys, the poet, in a moment of dejection, penned the prose apophthegm, "It is of no use trying to change a changeable person." The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Dr. Johnson would have laboured this short apophthegm into a voluminous common-place. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Faint heart never won fair lady, he said to himself, in some answering apophthegm. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 The soul of Sir Thomas Gourlay writhed within him like a wounded serpent, at the calm but noble truth contained in this apophthegm. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Another perfect thing from this diverting piece, followed also by Homeric cachinnations, was the mock-serious apophthegm: "If a cloud is going to support a lady of substantial proportions, you must make it fairly solid." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 But after nigh six months of palpitating negotiations with the adorable Mrs. Glamorys, the poet, in a moment of dejection, penned the prose apophthegm, 'It is of no use trying to change a changeable person.' Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship La Rochefoucauld, expressing a commonplace with the penetrative terseness that made him a master of the apophthegm, pronounced it "not to be enough to have great qualities: a man must have the economy of them." Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) On this subject a remarkable apophthegm is recorded by Plutarch; It is impossible, said Cato, to save a city, in which a single fish sells for more money than an ox. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Be this as it may, his writings are full of Greek ideas and Greek anecdotes: and many of his apophthegms and maxims are literally translated from the Greek. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Later he delivered himself of the unstatesmanlike and unworthy apophthegm: "Better be united in support of a short-sighted and foolish policy than divided in support of a far-sighted and wise one." Ireland Since Parnell Orations, letters, and brief sayings, or apophthegms, are appendices to history. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Let him who attends a wedding-feast," says one of his apophthegms, "having no invitation, avoid glancing here and there dubiously. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Men defended themselves in a short brilliant expression; and if that did not protect them, they died with a lively apophthegm, and their last words were wit. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements With the manuscript constantly under his eyes, he lingered busily, pen in hand, over paragraphs and phrases, antitheses and apophthegms. Burke The lump of earth, being taken somewhat by surprise, was not prepared with an apophthegm, and said nothing. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull Instead of the usual apophthegms, and serious discourse, he heard nothing but "Pretty Poll," "Scratch a poll," "What a dear bird," &c. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 489, May 14, 1831 In this book, the whole of the twenty-three apophthegms of Erasmus which relate to Demosthenes are given, and two more added at the end. Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850 But such Liberals will wrap themselves in their own virtue, remembering the cheering apophthegm that "those who are dissatisfied are the sole benefactors of the world." Studies in Literature The dialogue of satirical comedy assumes naturally the form of the apophthegm—it is epigrammatic and compressed that it may be pungent and striking. Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850 The moral of this fable cannot be given until he shall get down, and close the conversation with the regular apophthegm. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull On literary réclame, he says much that is true—if not the whole truth, in the apophthegm for instance, 'You have to become famous before you can secure the attention which would give fame.' The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories The infidel demagogue was probably in the mind of the Tory High Churchman, when he threw out that pleasant little apophthegm about patriotism. Samuel Johnson If the injunction to 'prove all things' was anything more than an empty apophthegm, inquiry, in St. Paul's eyes at any rate, could not be sacrilege. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The Turks have a maxim which, like most cynical apophthegms, carries with it the buzzing trumpet of falsehood as well as the small, fine “sting of truth.” Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East She deals plenteously, however, at home in domestic apophthegms. Vivian Grey Reader! pause for a few moments, to reflect upon the important apophthegm pronounced by Christ upon this occasion, and the benediction upon Mary, with which it was accompanied: "One thing is needful!" Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II The talk went on to patriotism, and Johnson laid down an apophthegm, at "which many will start," many people, in fact, having little sense of humour. Samuel Johnson But before doing so, he entered a little apophthegm in another book. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 To the victors belonged the spoils, as they discovered with instinctive sagacity that they should do, though the apophthegm had not yet received the authentic seal of American statesmanship. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 He also anticipated La Rochefoucauld and Byron in their apophthegm concerning woman's last love. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 A work on astronomy, apparently written in connection with his reform of the calendar, two pamphlets attacking Cato, and a collection of apophthegms, have also disappeared. Latin Literature A moderate store of learning, with a considerable portion of confidence, and just wit enough to produce an occasional apophthegm, seem to have been all the qualifications necessary for the purpose. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Never yet did a man of worth dislike good wine, it is a monastical apophthegm. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 In after times Cato's own apophthegms were collected for publication, and under the name of Catonis dicta, were much admired in the Middle Ages. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius This apophthegm a story brings, To make its truth more clear. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes When we examine more closely the moral apophthegms of the Greek comic writers, we find that they are all of them maxims of experience. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature No literary character ever excited so much attention; and, when the press has teemed with anecdotes, apophthegms, essays, and publications of every kind, what occasion now for a new tract on the same thread-bare subject? Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes He is a man much given to apophthegms, which serve him for wit, and seldom breaks any jest but which belonged to some Lacedemonian or Roman in Lycosthenes. Character Writings of the 17th Century His works abounded with moral apophthegms, tersely expressed. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The prince of all philosophy has told you in an immortal apophthegm, so familiar to you all, that it is now written in your halls and chambers,—'Knowledge is power.' Canada and the States But no comedy is constructed of mere apophthegms. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature She rejoined with the apophthegm that made the rounds of Riseholme next day. Queen Lucia Father Eustace also dealt forth with well-meant kindness those apophthegms and dogmata of consolation, which friendship almost always offers to grief, though they are uniformly offered in vain. The Monastery Many brilliant apophthegms are scattered through his works; much, too, may be read with a moral purpose. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius I have not read far before I come across this consolatory apophthegm: "The contest is unequal between a charming girl and a beginner in philosophy." The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel He throws out a multitude of moral apophthegms, many of which he often repeats, and which are mostly trite, and not seldom fundamentally false. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature As Victor Hugo once said, in a fine apophthegm, "Despair yawns." Where No Fear Was Readers of adequate culture were invited to exercise their learning and their wit in the conjectural completion of a sentence—no quotation, but an original apophthegm—whereof one word was represented by a blank. The Town Traveller Indeed, this apophthegm he seldom repeated since his marriage, except in the company of a very few intimates, to whose secrecy and discretion he could trust. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Madame de Stael repeats this apophthegm in her work on Germany. Rejected Addresses The consequence was that I committed to memory many disquisitions of his, as well as many short pointed apophthegms, and, in short, took as much advantage of his wisdom as I could. Treatises on Friendship and Old Age Of their dislike to talkativeness, the following apophthegms are evidence. The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch being parts of the "Lives" of Plutarch, edited for boys and girls But few indeed of the many wise apophthegms which have been uttered, from the time of the Seven Sages of Greece to that of Poor Richard, have prevented a single foolish action. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 He did not succeed either in exposition or in refutation; but his speeches abounded with lively illustrations, striking apophthegms, well-told anecdotes, happy allusions, passionate appeals. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Their most favourite dramatic pieces are almost without incident; and the dialogue of their comedies consists of moral, insipid apophthegms, intirely destitute of wit or repartee. Travels through France and Italy He re-read the apophthegm with a slower and more solemn utterance. Crome Yellow He delivered this apophthegm with emphasis, and repeated it in another form. New Grub Street Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start: 'Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.' Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood |
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