| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| | | August von Kotzebue. (17611819) |
| | | 9622 | | There is another and a better world. 1 |
| The Stranger. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| | | J. G. von Salis. (17621834) |
| | | 9623 | Into the silent land! Ah, who shall lead us thither? |
| The Silent Land. |
| 9624 | Who in lifes battle firm doth stand Shall bear hopes tender blossoms Into the silent land! |
| The Silent Land. |
| | | Joseph Fouché (1759 or 1763) |
| | | 9625 | | It is more than a crime; it is a political fault, 2 words which I record, because they have been repeated and attributed to others. |
| Memoirs of Fouché. |
| 9626 | | Death is an eternal sleep. |
| Inscription placed by his orders on the Gates of the Cemeteries in 1794. |
| | | J. M. Usteri. (17631827) |
| | | 9627 | Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows, And the fresh flowret pluck ere it close; Why are we fond of toil and care? Why choose the rankling thorn to wear? |
| Life let us cherish. |
| | Note 1. Translated by N. Schink, London, 1799. [back] | Note 2. Commonly quoted, It is worse than a crime,it is a blunder, and attributed to Talleyrand. [back] |
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