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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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Only two things does he worry about or long for—bread and the big match.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 10, l. 80 (on the modern citizen; commonly quoted ‘bread and circuses’)<br />

Expende Hannibalem: quot libras in duce summo<br />

Invenies?<br />

Weigh Hannibal: how many pounds will you find in that great general?<br />

‘Satires’ no. 10, l. 147<br />

I, demens, et saevas curre per Alpes<br />

Ut pueris placeas et declamatio fias.<br />

Off you go, madman, and hurry across the horrible Alps, duly to delight schoolboys and<br />

become a subject for practising speech-making.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 10, l. 166 (on Hannibal)<br />

Mors sola fatetur<br />

Quantula sint hominum corpuscula.<br />

Death alone reveals how small are men’s poor bodies.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 10, l. 172 (on Hannibal)<br />

Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.<br />

You should pray to have a sound mind in a sound body.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 10, l. 356<br />

Prima est haec ultio, quod se<br />

Iudice nemo nocens absolvitur.<br />

This is the first <strong>of</strong> punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 13, l. 2<br />

Quippe minuti<br />

Semper et infirmi est animi exiguique voluptas<br />

Ultio.<br />

Indeed, it’s always a paltry, feeble, tiny mind that takes pleasure in revenge.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 13, l. 189<br />

Maxima debetur puero reverentia, siquid<br />

Turpe paras, nec tu pueri contempseris annos.<br />

A child deserves the maximum respect; if you ever have something disgraceful in mind, don’t<br />

ignore your son’s tender years.<br />

‘Satires’ no. 14, l. 47<br />

11.0 K<br />

11.1 Franz Kafka 1883-1924<br />

Jemand musste Josef K. verleumdet haben, denn ohne dass er etwas Böses getan hätte, wurde<br />

er eines Morgens verhaftet.

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