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Still, we must mind the ne quid nimis in politeness also: and, indeed, there are some who are so excessively polite among other nations, with whom politeness becomes excessively uncomfortable. However, I always see something good, among the faults of man.
“I have been telling our young friend,” said Jucundus to Cornelius, “to exert self-control, and to recollect Menander, ‘Ne quid nimis.’ Grieving does no good; but these young fellows, it’s no use at all speaking to them. Do you think you could do anything for us, Cornelius?”
The play was the Menechmi, and the phrase ran, 'Nimis autem bene ora commetavi.... It was difficult for Katharine to bring her mind down to this text, for she had been wondering if indeed her time were at an end before it had begun. She said: 'I have never loved this play very well, to excuse herself.
With what courage shall we call that public speaker a worthy citizen, while cunningly avoiding every thing, which naturally happen contradictory to his own argument, he magnifies with eternal amplifications, the mites he wishes to represent large as mammoths? Without the ne quid nimis, we cannot expect to reach perfection.
But Fulke would not let him be; but pressed on a question about the Council of Nice. "Now we shall have the matter of images," sighed Campion. "You are nimis acutus," retorted Fulke, "you will leap over the stile or ever you come to it. I mean not to speak of images." And so with a few more irrelevancies the debate ended.
That was why I asked you those questions about Epping Forest. You have rather puzzled me, I confess, though your information was so interesting. But later on, I hope, we may have some more talk together, when our friend Dick isn't here. I know he thinks me rather a grinder, and despises me for not being very deft with my hands: that's the way nowadays. But Dick, old fellow, Ne quid nimis!
"Ne quid nimis now," said Vincent, gravely, instead of endeavouring to soothe the afflicted party, who grew into a towering passion. Nothing but Jocko's absolute disgrace could indeed have saved his life from the vengeance of the sufferer. "Where shall we banish him?" said Vincent.
Johnson, instead of rupibus obsita, had written imbribus uvida, and uvida nubibus, but struck them both out. Lines 15 and 16. Instead of these two lines, he had written, but afterwards struck out, the following: Parare posse, utcunque jactet Grandiloquus nimis alta Zeno. BOSWELL. In Johnson's Works, i. 167, these lines are given with some variations, which perhaps are in part due to Mr.
I am, SIR, Your most humble Servant. No. 105. Saturday, June 30, 1711. Addison. ... Id arbitror Adprime in vita esse utile, ne quid nimis. Ter. And.
'Quod nimis miseri volunt hoc facile credunt', says Seneca. The wish is father to the thought. Before sending my manifesto to the empress, Prince Kaunitz, and to all the ambassadors, I thought it would be well to call on the Countess of Salmor, who spoke to the sovereign early and late. I had had a letter of introduction for her.
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