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J. A. Langford. . No matter what his rank or position may be, the lover of books is the richest and happiest of the children of men.
J. Arany. . He who roves much takes firm root nowhere. - Ki sokat markol, keveset szorit
J. Arany. . In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities. - Alomban és szerelemben nincs lehetetlenséej
J. B. . ( ) . - Christ's truth itself may yet be taught / With something of the devil's spirit.
J. B. . ( ) . - Christianity's husk and shell / Threaten its heart like a blight.
J. B. (Selkirk). . He who is a fool and knows it is not very far from being a wise man.
J. B. Rousseau. . But at the least sad reverse the mask drops off, the man remains, and the hero vanishes. - Mais au moindre revers funeste / Le masque tombe, l'homme reste / Et le héros s'évanouit
J. B. Rousseau. . How many famous and high-souled heroes have lived a day too long! - Combien de héros, glorieux, magnanimes, ont vécu trop d'un jour
J. B. Rousseau. . The mask falls off, the man remains, and the heroic vanishes. - Le masque tombe, l'homme reste / Et le héros s'évanouit
J. B. Selkirk. . Faiths that are different in their roots, /
 
Old English 'word lottery' pick

Antimagistrical : a. Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.

 
Based on the Dictionary of Quotations From Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources by Rev. James Woods, published originally in 1893 by Frederick Warne & Co
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