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11 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture. He who will travel far spares his steed.— filed under Care
Le crime d'une mère est un pesant fardeau. The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.— filed under Crime
Le bonheur des méchants comme un torrent s'écoule. The happiness of the wicked flows away as a torrent.— filed under Happiness
Faisons ce que l'honneur exige. Let us do what honor demands.— filed under Honor
Mais sans argent l'honneur n'est qu'une maladie. But without money honor is nothing but a malady.— filed under Hope
Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien à redouter. But innocence has nothing to dread.— filed under Innocence
Point d'argent, point de suisse. No money, no service.— filed under Money
La douleur qui se tait n'en est que plus funeste. Silent anguish is the more dangerous.— filed under Silence
Les soupçons importuns Sont d'un second hymen les fruits les plus communs. Disagreeable suspicions are usually the fruits of a second marriage. C.— filed under Suspicion
Souvent d'un grand dessein un mot nous fait juger. A single word often betrays a great design.— filed under Words
Tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera. He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.— filed under Chamfort