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In this sense, omnology is very much related to my adagium on connections:
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In this sense, omnology is very much related to my adagium on connections:
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Greek, is thus given in a note of Andr. Schottus, quoted by Gaisford in his "Parcemiographia Græci," p. 39, Ox. 1836: -- "Illiud adagium ὀυκ ἐκ παντὸς ξύλου Ἕρμης ἂν γένοιτο [ouk ek pantòs zýlon Hermês àn génoito], quod a Pythagora primum profectum auctor est Apuleius 'Apol.'" [t.ii. p. 499] (Ed. Marshall, "Notes and Queries," March 26, 1887).
The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken
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Perhaps you and I might not share that many airmiles between us, and it is entirely possible that some of the elderly are indeed better in some respects, but when it comes to defending oneself against the totalitarian doctrine of Islam, there's only one basic adagium on which to build any credible resistance, and that is exactly the point that Islam itself is indeed, not just our biggest "problem", but an existential threat.
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2009
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Love the old citations, e.g. A'DAGE. n.s. [adagium, Lat.]
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Love the old citations, e.g. A'DAGE. n.s. [adagium, Lat.]
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Praesenfem Jortunam boni consulere, Ouocl adest aequi honique facere: tum porro, Admonet, inquit, adagium, ne nos alie~ narum rerum cupiJi/aie maceremus, secl quaecunque coniigit sors, eam velut opiimam ampleciamur.
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It proves the old adagium that people like moving pictures - alot:) blog comments powered by Disqus
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It proves the old adagium that people like moving pictures - alot:) blog comments powered by Disqus
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It proves the old adagium that people like moving pictures - alot:) blog comments powered by Disqus
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