| 单词 | apothegm |
| 例句 | He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable. Books of The Times: ‘Where the Heart Beats,’ John Cage Biography, by Kay Larson 2012-07-22T21:59:58Z One of my father’s favorite apothegms was that “you can’t argue with success.” Dissensus, the Spirit of Our Age 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z His most famous apothegm—“What you see is what you see”—is no help, if seeing is supposed to imply comprehending. Frank Stella’s Big Ideas 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention. Manny Pacquiao, Al Haymon, and a Good Day for Boxing 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Whereupon the great critic utters this sapient apothegm, "It is impossible for any man to rid his mind of his profession"—meaning of course Shakspeare's profession of book making! Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z With a repetition of this doubly sarcastic apothegm, my dear friends, for the present, Adieu! The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Dear William,—In my last I recommended that valuable apothegm, Learn taciturnity. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z The master-text of the whole Essay seems to be the writer's own apothegm: "Nature is commanded by obeying her." Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z When the sacrifice was finished, the priest read to the king the apothegms and achievements of distinguished men, that is, no doubt, of previous kings, out of the sacred books. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Total paragraphs are little more than clustered apothegms of consummate statesmanship. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z According to the apothegm of Franklin, it is the eyes of others, and not our own, that destroy us. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Nothing succeeds like success, was an apothegm of the Blackhampton Evening Star. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z "Tell me what a man laughs at, and I will tell you what he is," was one of Goethe's pregnant apothegms. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z The old proverb says, “He is a wise father who knows his own child,” and I feel the justness of the apothegm on the present occasion. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z He showered upon us lessons of wisdom, all calculated to increase our happiness, and his wise and pithy apothegms have become an important part of our language. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z This, perhaps, is only another way of reasserting that human nature is always human nature, but this old apothegm has a clearer significance to-day than ever before. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z I feel that it is safe to leave my readers to make the application of this apothegm to the Shakespearean annotators of their acquaintance, so few of whom are wise, so many otherwise. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z A half-destroyed fresco, a few easel pictures, some incomparable drawings, some treatises on his arts, some apothegms, are enough, however, to justify his fame. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z You venerate them accordingly, while you mutter the old Swede's apothegm about the 'small intelligences' that rule mankind. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z "Why, mother, you are profuse in unhappy apothegms this morning," said Joe. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z “There are people trying to stick their noses into business that doesn’t concern them, Lane,” snorted the baron, regardless that one edge of this apothegm threatened himself. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z My youthful respect for it has in no degree diminished, and I shall always consider it a substantial refutation of the old apothegm, "Familiarity breeds contempt." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z There are marginal notes to it in his own minute and legible handwriting, in one of which he lays down this apothegm of sad wisdom: "No one is secure from adversity." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The Philip Green approach, "done and dusted, back to the beach", is not their style, any more than his apothegm: "I want to make a profit, not be a prophet." Does the coalition really need this foul-mouthed tycoon? 2010-08-21T23:05:00Z His linkage of diverting historical anecdotes to pressing current issues and his skill at contracting complex ideas into clever apothegms do much to explain his appeal to politicians in search of a punchy quote. The Muslim Past 2010-06-25T15:42:00Z The usual spelling up to Johnson’s day was apothegm, which Webster and Worcester still prefer; it indicates the pronunciation—i.e. “apothem”—better than the other, which, however, is more usual in England and follows the derivation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" In conversation he was agreeable and instructive—illuminating and enlivening the social circle with apothegms, aphorisms and pungent anecdotes—imparting pleasure and intelligence to all around him. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The old apothegm that no one can add one inch to his stature, has been once more ratified, that's all. The Children of the World Away with apothegms such as this: Christ is my life, my death, and my gain. The Progressionists, and Angela. One of his favorite apothegms became almost a proverb. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them This remark has been quoted by Plutarch, by two Church Fathers, Clement of Alexandria and Theodoret, and by the Byzantine authoress Anna Comnena, as a noteworthy apothegm, tending to promote womanly modesty and reserve. Greek Women This apothegm is based upon reason, justice and sound philosophy. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution A number of apothegms, proverbs, or sayings of more or less wit occur in the collected works of Plutarch, although Schneidewin does not hesitate to attribute most of them to some impostor usurping his name. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 When slender rapiers, proud with gems, Sneered at the sun their haughty hues, And Touchstone wit and apothegms Laughed down the long, cool avenues. Blooms of the Berry This apothegm contains in it the whole of what I would say on the subject of amusements.” Household Papers and Stories Many cynical sophisms and apothegms are attributed to Hipparchia, who became one of the most prominent members of the school. Greek Women In mechanics nothing is stronger than its weakest part, and it would be well if a similar apothegm could be extended to the criticism of such compositions as the Annales Cambriæ, and the Saxon Chronicle. The Ethnology of the British Islands “Confound the fellow! he’s a walking apothegm—as consequential as a syllogism!” muttered Harry; “but come now, Frank, let us have the inexpressive she, without backing and filling any longer.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative "I must be the person—yes, Abigail, thou art the man!" she concluded in her favorite apothegm. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Mr. Verrinder rarely spoke at such length or with such apothegm. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards A collection of moral apothegms might be gathered from his table-talk. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Take, for example, some of the apothegms of "Josh Billings." The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures After which undeniable apothegm the conversation came to a stand. Hidden Hand Her hair-raising obscenity and the apothegms from her philosophy of shame, which she got off with the solemnity of an oracle, were the principal sources of mirth throughout the portico. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore An apothegm is a terse statement of what is plain or easily proved. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions In short, it should be an accepted apothegm, with those responsible for the conduct of military operations, that "War is business," to which actual fighting is incidental. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles A man who is perpetually thinking in apothegms, who has an unintermittent flux of admonition, can have little energy left for simple emotion. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Truly 'a book which hath been culled from the flowers of all books,' including striking passages, pungent apothegms, brilliant thoughts, etc., from the great men of all ages. A Romantic Young Lady The baker was pleased with the hearty response to the neat epigrammatic apothegms wherein he delighted to unfold himself. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Patience, philotate, a Spartan must either speak in apothegms or take all day. A Victor of Salamis In certain instances our rural apothegms are sacred relics of extinct but canonized fictions. Moon Lore The apothegm of Bonaparte is as false as he was unsuccessful—namely, that Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 Apothegms.—Nor do apothegms only serve for ornament and delight, but also for action and civil use, as being the edge tools of speech, which cut and penetrate the knots of business and affairs.—Bacon. Pearls of Thought Dud countered with one of Blister’s own homely apothegms. The Fighting Edge He is a man much given to apothegms, which serve him for wit, and seldom breaks any jest but which belongs to some Lacedemonian or Roman in Lycosthenes. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Such a vaunt may be considered to savour of the parturiunt montes apothegm, but the reader may confidently rest assured that whatever shortcomings he may detect they are not the result of negligence. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He did give utterance to some apothegms of unquestionable wisdom, and also to some speeches of egregious folly. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Something grand, you may be sure, for, in the beautiful words of the brave and sententious Commander Bravida, retired captain of equipment, who never spoke except in apothegms: "Eagles hunt no flies." Tartarin On The Alps I remember, in the history of Tamerlane, an incident which, to me, has always had the force of an apothegm. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 He doubts everything and believes everything; and often, when I think he is going to discharge nonsense, he will utter apothegms that will raise him to the skies. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote The young Saint-Just thrilled the Convention with icy apothegms which sounded each, short and sharp, like the fall of the knife. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. "Necessity," says the old apothegm, "is the mother of invention." Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 Grimm14 gives more than a thousand ancient German apothegms, dicta, and proverbs about "luck." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Lydia neither assented to nor dissented from this apothegm. The Squirrel-Cage Ah! you may say that, Dr. Small," said Titus, in answer to some observation of the vicar, "that's a most original apothegm. Rookwood To bring it to an apothegm—Let the man of science in seeking to enlighten himself, pursue analysis; in seeking to enlighten the outer public, he has no chance but in synthesis. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 Volume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852 “Laugh and grow fat” is an apothegm which all people cannot follow, but our mother did in the most satisfactory manner. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days However this may be, assuredly other works of the author of Adam Bede will be found to furnish many examples of admirable apothegms. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources The following apothegms are derived from this story: “You are buried in the hole which you dug for yourself.” Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56 It is expressed in maxim and apothegm, in play and poem. Friendship An ancient sage uttered the following apothegm:—"The goodness of gold is tried by fire, the goodness of women by gold, and the goodness of men by the ordeal of women." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Among them, Anderson's ideas and comments were included, flanked by an occasional apothegm. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life He is a man much given to apothegms, which serve him for wit, and seldom breaks any jest but which belonged to some Lacedaemonian or Roman in Lycosthenes. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools That history repeats itself is an apothegm which has descended to us from a dateless antiquity. A Hero and Some Other Folks Most of his works are in the form of col lections of apothegms, and sometimes the subject changes on every second page. The Antichrist One might gather the impression that the apothegm of Sir William Hamilton needed a slight amendment. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer One of the renowned apothegms of that sinister moralist, Rochefoucauld, is, "Women feel friendship insipid after love." The Friendships of Women That "there is a mean in things" is held, I believe, to be but a mean apothegm now-a-days; but I do not hold it to be such. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter The people, always moral, delighted no less in the rough fun of these artless scenes than in the apothegms and sound advice in which they abounded. The Age of the Reformation Two things, from my happy experience, I set down as apothegms in life. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham An apothegm of Burton paraphrased by Johnson, "My Motto." General Scott The great poet Mutanebbi has given us an apothegm of great power on this very subject. The Women of the Arabs His opinions were maxims, his utterances apothegms, his lightest word authority. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Lokman is also credited with this apothegm: “Be a learned man, a disciple of the learned, or an auditor of the learned; at least, be a lover of knowledge and desirous of improvement.” Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers The son was taking note of other things besides these moral apothegms, and reproduced, in after days, with a quite marvellous detail and fidelity, all the incidents of his father's incarceration. Life of Charles Dickens But Bim had a creed of his own which mollified the rigidity of specific standards, and one tenet thereof was the apothegm, "Once a 'Clarion' man, always a 'Clarion' man," the same applying to women. The Clarion And yet in the poetry of El Khunsa and others, which is of an elegiac character, there are passages full of sententious apothegms and proverbial wisdom. The Women of the Arabs His indignant apothegms are like oracles of misanthropy. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution This legend reads like a moral apothegm on the increasing value of life as it passes away. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Who can forget that memorable apothegm to the Irish people on the subject? The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two It has been well observed, that there is no class of life in which instances of great virtue and fortitude may not be found; and the Justness of the apothegm was fully corroborated here. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Now, nothing gratified Sam so much as to hear his own apothegms honored by repetition. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Arthur Wilson, at the close of his "Life of James I.," has preserved one of his apothegms, while he censures him for not making timely use of it! Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions "Do you happen to have a copy of the Book of Hiram, Mrs. Yellett?" she asked, in all innocence, supposing that the 'homely apothegms were to be found at the back of some patent-medicine almanac. Judith of the Plains It is full of apothegms, which have been much quoted; and some of his lines and phrases are very familiar to all. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction If in that which follows you shall meet with arbitrary apothegms, brusque transitions, inconsecutive statements, veritable somersaults of thought, do not cry out that you have been deceived. Tragic Sense Of Life And the woman merely became irrelevant with her apothegm about foreigners. Somewhere in Red Gap He had borne his burdens long and patiently only to learn the truth of George Stevenson's pithy apothegm, that "where combination is possible competition is impossible." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 Antonym: insensuous. sentence, n. opinion, decision, determination, judgment; axiom, maxim, precept, posy, adage, epigram, apothegm, saying. sententious, a. terse, pithy, laconic, epigrammatic. sentient, a. sensitive, perceptive, conscious, susceptible. Putnam's Word Book Each of these is an extended apothegm, presenting not only rules of life, but mottoes and maxims for daily use. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction And, as occasion offered, a felicitous quotation, pungent apothegm, or symbolic epithet, dropped unawares in undertone, showed how swiftly scattered rays were brought in her mind to a focus. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Groups of national proverbs exist in most of the languages of the world, each family of apothegms revealing the chief traits of the people who gave them birth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 La Bruyère's style is extremely supple; he throws his apothegms into an infinite variety of moulds, employing a wide and coloured vocabulary, and a complete mastery of the art of rhetorical effect. Landmarks in French Literature Perhaps he hardly realized the danger to the coiner of apothegms himself, that of being content with a half truth when the whole truth cannot be conveniently crowded into narrow compass. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold Bhartrihari, Indian author of apothegms, who appears to have lived in the 11th century B.C., and to have been of royal rank. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Married people have the whole burden of life to bear, while the unmarried have only half, was a characteristically selfish apothegm. Essays of Schopenhauer Of my Faust there is much and little to say; at a peculiarly happy time the apothegm occurred to me: "If bards ye are, as ye maintain; Now let your inspiration show it." The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes This sententious apothegm is thrown out in contemplating the life of Savage, one of the English poets who united some of the highest requisites of genius with the lowest personal habits. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers His letters are filled with apothegms and reflections on life in general and his own in particular, and they alone would almost fill a book. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II To this last apothegm poor Hepzibah responded with a sigh so deep and heavy that it almost rustled Uncle Venner quite away, like a withered leaf,—as he was,—before an autumnal gale. House of the Seven Gables Of their dislike to talkativeness, the following apothegms are evidence. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans I wish I could find an apothegm concerning a former master who went back to school and surpassed his clever pupil. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat Multiply machinery, and you increase the amount of arduous and disagreeable labor to be done: this apothegm is as certain as any of those which date from the deluge. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery The girl died without profiting by this official apothegm. The Damnation of Theron Ware "Why, so they are, Uncle Venner," remarked Phoebe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm. House of the Seven Gables Though I had not on this occasion the courage to contradict him, I doubted the truth of his apothegm. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor It is a collection of short, wise apothegms and maxims for the conduct of life, sometimes illustrated by stories of valour, or prowess, or magnanimity, of the old Castilian heroes who figure in "Count Lucanor." Waltoniana Inedited Remains in Verse and Prose of Izaak Walton "The latter part of that apothegm of yours," Tai-yü continued, "says: "We would then find some place on which our feet to rest. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books The holy mission was his, to dole out salutary documents of reproof, and apothegms of Epictetus; and to try whether he could not release the bird-limed owl. Anna St. Ives The prime minister, whose last breath was spent in scolding his nurse, dies with a magnificent apothegm on his lips,—manufactured by a reporter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 I can no more doubt, than I do of the truth of these apothegms, that the count de St. Julian is one of these honourable characters. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian Let me die upon this apothegm, for I shall never make a truer one. P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") It has been an apothegm these five thousand years, that toil sweetens the bread it earns. The Old Manse (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The girl demurring against this apothegm—as custom again exacted,—was, still in common fairness, convinced of her error. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice His powers as a story-teller were to my thinking unrivalled; the peculiar reflections on life which he would passingly introduce, the wise apothegms, were after a morality essentially of his own invention. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Quintus Curtius, romantic historian, who wrote a history of Alexandria which is too generous towards the legendary, narrates brilliantly and strews his pages with vigorously phrased maxims and apothegms. Initiation into Literature I led, or rather forced, the conversation into a vein of historical erudition, discussing several of the most prominent facts of ancient history, and accompanying them with sound, indisputable apothegms. The Crayon Papers Never was the trite, because sage apothegm, that "The child is father to the man," more fully verified than in the case of Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography He uttered keen apothegms that have lived like those of Solon. Steam, Steel and Electricity I infer, however, from the last letter, that such a change has been wrought upon THEOPHILUS, that he will probably spend his holiday in reciting moral apothegms to his friend and "room-mait." Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. They come from the Greek and Latin philosophers, and the apothegms of Erasmus. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 The history of Belgium thenceforward has been almost wholly devoid of incidents; the little nation may quite too apothegm as applying to themselves, "Short are the annals of a happy people!" Holland The History of the Netherlands Accordingly in 1597 appeared a small volume containing various apothegms, extracted principally from the Classics and the Fathers, compiled by Nicholas Ling and dedicated to Bodenham. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments We thus perceive the significance of the apothegm, "Truth is stranger than fiction." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 21, August 20, 1870 "Cabs for comfort; cars for company," was an apothegm which Average Jones had evolved from experience. Average Jones He offered a dozen of the choicest apothegms for a pair of hob-nailed boots, conjuring the cobbler like the veriest 'commercial' to note the superiority of the manufacture. Without Prejudice Charles Lamb never preached nor prescribed, but let his own actions tell their tale and produce their natural effects; neither did he deal out little apothegms or scraps of wisdom, derived from other minds. Charles Lamb An interpretation of ten apothegms selected from the Speech on Conciliation. Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America With this apothegm from the storehouse of her lately acquired wisdom, she passed to the next paragraph. At Last Calumny, however, had to give way to truth, and for eighty years this apothegm has been current, "Sugar hurts nothing but the purse." The Physiology of Taste The eighth commandment, my dear, the eighth commandment, and other primitive axioms: suum cuique, and such odd sayings: 'Him as keeps what isn't hisn, soon or late shall go to prison,' with similar apothegms. Love Me Little, Love Me Long The apothegm, however, was not apposite to me, because it involved a declaration that I was a good man, and I don't know anyone who has the right so to appreciate himself. Letters of Franklin K. Lane Certainly that with which we are here dealing strikingly illustrates this homely apothegm. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict Our foster-father, The reverend Hilding, with his silver-beard, Stood forth and spoke in words of wisdom full, Short apothegms, as keen as sharpened swords. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance "God is eternal," says a fine French apothegm, "but man is very old." Such Is Life Three of his apothegms dwell in the public memory: "The heart and the tongue are the best and worst parts of the human body." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 Such apothegms must needs be unacceptable to kings, who pretend there is vast difference between them and tyrants. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies L—y seasoned the severity of his political apothegms with intermediate sallies of mirth and gallantry. Travels through France and Italy In reading the above sentence a curious apothegm of an old weather-beaten Dutch navigator comes full upon my recollection. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 "Let no one deem himself happy before his end," were the words of Solon; and here was a new and brilliant proof of the wisdom of the old apothegm. Andersen's Fairy Tales These sagacious, humorous fellows who were amusing themselves with twaddling trade apothegms and ridiculous banqueteering solemnities, surely they were aware that this had no bearing upon their own jobs? Where the Blue Begins But in reasoning one ought chiefly to remember this wise apothegm, that where the principles are not necessary, the ends and consequences are necessary. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies "Experience teaches fools," was the first moral apothegm that I wrote in small text, when learning to write at the school, and I have ever since thought it was a very sensible reflection. The Annals of the Parish; or, the chronicle of Dalmailing during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder Half an inch taller than Kerry, she fully merited the compliment designed by that trite apothegm, "a fine woman." Dope |
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