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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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Amazing brightness, purity, and truth,<br />

Eternal joy, and everlasting love.<br />

‘Venice Preserved’ (1682) act 1, l. 337<br />

No praying, it spoils business.<br />

‘Venice Preserved’ (1682) act 2, l. 87<br />

3.36 Peter Demianovich Ouspensky 1878-1947<br />

Truths that become old become decrepit and unreliable; sometimes they may be kept going<br />

artificially for a certain time, but there is no life in them.<br />

‘A New Model <strong>of</strong> the Universe’ (2nd ed., 1934) preface<br />

3.37 Sir Thomas Overbury 1581-1613<br />

He disdains all things above his reach, and preferreth all countries before his own.<br />

‘Miscellaneous Works’ (1632) ‘An Affected Traveller’.<br />

You cannot name any example in any heathen author but I will better it in Scripture.<br />

In ‘Crumms Fal’n From King James’s Table’ no. 10, in E. F. Rimbault (ed.) ‘<strong>The</strong> Miscellaneous Works <strong>of</strong> Sir<br />

Thomas Overbury’ (1856) p. 257<br />

3.38 Ovid 43 B.C.-A.D. 17<br />

Procul omen abesto!<br />

Far be that fate from us!<br />

‘Amores’ bk. 1, no. 14, l. 41<br />

Procul hinc, procul este, severae!<br />

Far hence, keep far from me, you grim women!<br />

‘Amores’ bk. 2, no. 1, l. 3<br />

Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae.<br />

<strong>The</strong> women come to see the show, they come to make a show themselves.<br />

‘Ars Amatoria’ bk. 1, l. 99<br />

Iuppiter ex alto periuria ridet amantum.<br />

Jupiter from on high laughs at lovers’ perjuries.<br />

‘Ars Amatoria’ bk. 1, l. 633<br />

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.<br />

‘Ars Amatoria’ bk. 1, l. 637<br />

Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur istis.<br />

Perhaps my name too will be linked with theirs.<br />

‘Ars Amatoria’ bk. 3, l. 339<br />

Adde quod ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes<br />

Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros.<br />

Add the fact that to have conscientiously studied the liberal arts refines behaviour and does not

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