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Only that he may conform To (Tyrant) customs.— DU BARTAS — Divine Weekes and Workes. Second Week. Third Day. Pt. II.
Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.— DE LA BRUYÈRE — The Characters or Manners of the Present Age. Vol. II. Ch. I. On Judgments.
Such dupes are men to custom, and so prone To rev'rence what is ancient, and can plead A course of long observance for its use, That even servitude, the worst of ills, Because deliver'd down from sire to son, Is kept and guarded as a sacred thing!— COWPER — Task. Bk. V. L. 298.
The slaves of custom and established mode, With pack-horse constancy we keep the road Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells, True to the jingling of our leader's bells.— COWPER — Tirocinium. L. 251.
Consuetudo manerii et loci est observanda. The custom of the manor and the place must be observed. Law Maxim. Consuetudo pro lege servatur. Custom is held to be as a law. Law Maxim. Optimus legum interpres consuetudo. Custom is the best interpreter of laws. Law Maxim. Vetustas pro lege semper habetur. Ancient custom is always held or regarded as law. Law Maxim. Contemptum periculorum assiduitas periclitandi dabit. Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.— SENECA — De Providentia. IV.
Scit eum sine gloria vinci, qui sine periculo vincitur. He knows that the man is overcome ingloriously, who is overcome without danger.— SENECA — De Providentia. III.
Caret periculo qui etiam tutus cavet. He is safe from danger who is on his guard even when safe.— SYRUS — Maxims.
Citius venit periculum, cum contemnitur. Danger comes the sooner when it is despised.— SYRUS — Maxims.
Si cadere necesse est, occurendum discrimini. If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger.— TACITUS — Annales. II. 1. 33.
Ein tiefer Sinn wohnt in den alten Bräuchen. A deep meaning often lies in old customs.— SCHILLER — Marie Stuart. I. 7. 131.
Nicht fremder Brauch gedeiht in einem Lande. Strange customs do not thrive in foreign soil.— SCHILLER — Demetrius. I. 1.
Che l'uso dei mortali è come fronda. In ramo, che sen va, ed altra viene. The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.— DANTE — Paradiso. XXVI. 137.
On n'a point pour la mort de dispense de Rome. Rome can give no dispensation from death.— MOLIÈRE — L'Étourdi. II. 4.
Qui ne craint point la mort ne craint point les menaces. He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.— CORNEILLE — Le Cid. II. 1.
Der lange Schlaf des Todes schliesst unsere Narben zu, und der kurze des Lebens unsere Wunden. The long sleep of death closes our scars, and the short sleep of life our wounds.— JEAN PAUL RICHTER — Hesperus. XX.
Die Todten reiten schnell. The dead ride swiftly.— BÜRGER — Leonore.
Gut' Nacht, Gordon. Ich denke einen langen Schlaf zu thun. Good night, Gordon. I am thinking of taking a long sleep.— SCHILLER — Wallenstein's Tod. V. 5.
85. Muore per metà chi lascia un' immagine di se stesso nei fígli. He only half dies who leaves an image of himself in his sons.— GOLDONI — Pamela. II. z.