12 ordspråk av Thomas Love Peacock
Thomas Love Peacock
Thomas Love Peacock föddes den October 18th 1785 och dog den 23 January 1866 - English writer
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 A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything. |
| He was sent, as usual, to a public school, where a little learning was painfully beaten into him, and from thence to the university, where it was carefully taken out of him. |
| I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race |
| I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away. |
| Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond |
| Names are changed more readily than doctrines, and doctrines more readily than ceremonies. |
| Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise |
| Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise |
| Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more; But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise |
| Nothing can be more obvious than that all animals were created solely and exclusively for the use of man. |
| The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity. |
| There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it |
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Proverb (1469548 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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