John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| August von Kotzebue. (1761–1819) |
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| There is another and a better world. 1 |
| The Stranger. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| J. G. von Salis. (1762–1834) |
| 9623 |
| Into the silent land! Ah, who shall lead us thither? |
| The Silent Land. |
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| Who in life’s battle firm doth stand Shall bear hope’s tender blossoms Into the silent land! |
| The Silent Land. |
| Joseph Fouché (1759 or 1763–) |
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| “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. |
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| Death is an eternal sleep. |
| Inscription placed by his orders on the Gates of the Cemeteries in 1794. |
| J. M. Usteri. (1763–1827) |
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| Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows, And the fresh flow’ret 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] |