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AULUS GELLIUS Roman writer (c. 117 - c. 180) A man should be religious, not superstitious.       - [Proverbs] I do not buy repentance at so heavy a cost as a thousand drachmae.       - bk. I, ch. VI, 6,         quoting Demosthenes to Lais [Repentance] There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said Truth is the daughter of Time.   [Lat., Alius quidam veterum poetarum cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est veritatem temporis filiam esse dixit.]       - Noctes Atticoe (XII, 11, par. 2) [Truth] Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.   [Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]       - Translation of Greek Proverb          (bk. XIII, 17, 3) [Fortune] Last Revised: 2008 June 30 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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