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La crainte fit les dieux; |
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Fear made the gods; audacity has made kings. |
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Crébillon during the French Revolution. 1 |
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This audacity of theirs is not new. |
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Dante—Inferno. VIII. 124. 2 |
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De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace. |
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Audacity, more audacity, always audacity. |
Audacity, more audacity, always audacity. |
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Danton during the French Revolution. (See also Carlyle—The French Revolution. Vol. II. 3. 4.) 3 |
Danton during the French Revolution. (See also Carlyle—The French Revolution. Vol. II. 3. 4.) 3 |
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Revision as of 23:25, 22 April 2011
Audacity
La crainte fit les dieux; l'audace a fait les rois.
Fear made the gods; audacity has made kings.
Crébillon during the French Revolution. 1
Questa lor tracotanza non è nuova.
This audacity of theirs is not new.
Dante—Inferno. VIII. 124. 2
De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace.
Audacity, more audacity, always audacity.
Danton during the French Revolution. (See also Carlyle—The French Revolution. Vol. II. 3. 4.) 3
Audax omnia perpeti
Gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas.
The human race afraid of nothing, rushes on through every crime.
Horace—Carmina. I. 3. 25. 4
Audendo magnus tegitur timor.
By audacity, great fears are concealed.
Lucan—Pharsalia. IV. 702.