The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est præparatio diligens. In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. น.— CICERO — De Officiis. I. 21.
In pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello. Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.— HORACE — Satiræ. II. 2. 111.
Sperat infestis, metuit secundis Alteram sortem, bene preparatum Pectus. A well-prepared mind hopes in adversity and fears in prosperity.— HORACE — Carmina. II. 10. 13.
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