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  • Fortissimus ille est, qui promptus metuanda pati, si comminus instent, et differe potest, said Lucan: he is bravest who prepares to cope with present dangers, and awaits a better time; and Sallust said: eis maximum est perculum qui maxume timent, audacio pro mura habetur, the most fearful are the most endangered, but courage protects as a wall.

    The Two Minute Rule 2006

  • Magnificantes, Domine, potentiam tuam, supplices exoramus, ut, sicut sanctus Georgius dominicae fuit passionis imitator, ita sit fragilitatis nostrae promptus adiutor.

    04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004 John 2004

  • Natura ferox, vehemens, manu promptus erat; maximum bonum in celeritate putabat.

    C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust

  • Jugurtha manu promptus et appetens gloriae militaris, statuit eum objectare periculis et eo modo fortunam temptare.

    C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust

  • "_Ut ad bella suscipienda Gallorum alacer et promptus est animus, sic mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas mens eorum est_."

    The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879

  • Ipse quidem semper ut illuminet promptus est; sed lumen sibi domus ipsa obseratis aditibus excludit.

    Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863

  • Ipse quidem semper ut illuminet promptus est; sed lumen sibi domus ipsa obseratis aditibus excludit.

    Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863

  • Equidem minime miror, si quando es in privatos dicatior, cum in ipsos principes tam facile inveharis, et tamen nullius injuria, aut vitae contumelia facit, ut tam sis promptus, aut copiosus in eorum objurgationem.

    Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852

  • atque bonos mores legibus antetuli. irasci promptus properaui condere motum35

    An Epitaph for his Father Ausonius 1912

  • Hic in sacris literis et in allegatione Bibliæ promptus et exercitatus inveniebatur; sed ad insipientiam sibi, omnes quasi illos articulos erroneos Pragenses et Wiklivienses pertinaciter tenebat: sed per venerabilem virum magistrum Laurentium de Londoris, inquisitorem hæreticæ pravitatis, qui nusquam infra regnum requiem dedit hæreticis, vel Lolardis, confutatus est. "

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

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