Phrases Collection

Don't Be Like the Rest Quote
Orara Studio

Elegance Quote
Orara Studio

Age quod agis (chromolitho)
2815928 Age quod agis (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Age quod agis (do well whatever you do)

Fluctuat nec mergitur (chromolitho)
2815926 Fluctuat nec mergitur (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fluctuat nec mergitur (she is tossed by the waves but does not sink)

General Ignatieff (colour litho)
612751 General Ignatieff (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Ignatieff, A manipulator of phrases, 14 April 1877)

Playing truant (chromolitho)
2815925 Playing truant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing truant. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

A rolling stone gathers no moss (chromolitho)
2815922 A rolling stone gathers no moss (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rolling stone gathers no moss)

Alea iacta est (The die is cast) (chromolitho)
1094385 Alea iacta est (The die is cast) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alea iacta est (The die is cast)

Labor omnia vincit (chromolitho)
2815930 Labor omnia vincit (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Labor omnia vincit (hard work conquers all)

Honour to the vanquished (chromolitho)
2815927 Honour to the vanquished (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Honour to the vanquished. Napoleon passing a column of Austrian prisoners)

If an augur sees another augur he cannot stop himself from laughing (chromolitho)
2815923 If an augur sees another augur he cannot stop himself from laughing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fortune favours the brave (chromolitho)
2815921 Fortune favours the brave (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortune favours the brave)

He who doesn t know how to deceive doesn t know how to rule (chromolitho)
2815920 He who doesn t know how to deceive doesn t know how to rule (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bis dat qui cito dat (chromolitho)
2815918 Bis dat qui cito dat (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bis dat qui cito dat (He gives twice, who gives promptly)

Provision, wealth (chromolitho)
2815929 Provision, wealth (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Provision, wealth)

Good book, good advice (chromolitho)
2815924 Good book, good advice (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good book, good advice)

Farewell for eternity! (chromolitho)
2815919 Farewell for eternity! (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farewell for eternity)

Divide and rule (chromolitho)
2815916 Divide and rule (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Divide and rule. Catherine de Medici)

My great-nephews will harvest these fruits (chromolitho)
1094382 My great-nephews will harvest these fruits (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My great-nephews will harvest these fruits)

Do not believe who promises the Moon (chromolitho)
1094381 Do not believe who promises the Moon (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Do not believe who promises the Moon)

Vae Victis (Woe to the conquered) (chromolitho)
1094378 Vae Victis (Woe to the conquered) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vae Victis (Woe to the conquered)

Precious mediocrity (chromolitho)
1094380 Precious mediocrity (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Precious mediocrity)

Anger is a bad counsellor (chromolitho)
1094379 Anger is a bad counsellor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anger is a bad counsellor)

Amant alterna Camanae (chromolitho)
2815917 Amant alterna Camanae (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amant alterna Camanae (The Muses love these songs that go back and forth)

Eight religious messages set with flowers, greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031543 Eight religious messages set with flowers, greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eight religious messages set with flowers)

Fiat lux (Let there be light) (chromolitho)
1094384 Fiat lux (Let there be light) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fiat lux (Let there be light)

Abuse does not preclude proper use (chromolitho)
1094383 Abuse does not preclude proper use (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abuse does not preclude proper use)

WAR REPORTERS MOCKED 1880
The War Correspondent, imperturbable amidst shot and shell - if you believe his own account of his adventures ! Date: 1880

View ruin LXXVI seeing Ruynen zeeker Klooster
View of a ruin LXXVI. On seeing the Ruynen by zeeker Klooster (title on object), View of a ruin in a landscape. Print from a book in which 36 prints with phrases. Print used in: F

View fountain LII seeing fountain title object
View of a fountain LII. On seeing a fountain (title on object), View of a fountain. In the background a row of trees. Print from a book in which 36 prints with phrases. Print used in: F

Avenue trees V viewing Picturesque Landscape
Avenue with trees V. On viewing of Picturesque Landscape (title on object), View of a path with two rows of trees. Print from a book in which 36 prints with phrases. Print used in: F

Two figures look celestial body I contemplating Heavenly movement
Two figures look at a celestial body I. On contemplating Heavenly movement (title on object), Two men dressed in oriental look at the constellation Sagittarius

Farmers field corn sheaves CXXXI Upon seeing
Farmers in a field with corn sheaves CXXXI. Upon seeing a Maeyer, sharpening his Zein with the whetstone (title on object), A farmer is sharpening his mowing tools

Derelict house CX Upon seeing old silly hut bared
Derelict house CX. Upon seeing an old silly hut, which is bared from its thatched roof, and is ugly (title on object), View of a derelict house and barn

Woman edge canopy bed LXX Dress up title object
Woman on the edge of a canopy bed LXX. Dress up (title on object), A woman dresses on the edge of a four-poster bed. Print from a book in which 36 prints with phrases. Print used in: F

Glasses retailer CIV seeing glasses title object
Glasses retailer CIV. On seeing glasses (title on object), A man with glasses in his hands. In the background a (visually impaired) figure with a dog and a stick

Man flees barking dog XXIII basis dog title object
Man flees from a barking dog XXIII. On the basis of a dog (title on object), A man fleeing to the right for a barking dog Print from a book in which 36 prints with phrases. Print used in: F

Man court LXXXIX Seeing Misguided man standing
Man brought before a court of LXXXIX. Seeing a Misguided man, standing in front of the Vierschaere (title on object), A handcuffed man dressed in a loincloth stands before a judge with a sword in his

Hungarian study room CXVII Van zeekeren Student
Hungarian in a study room CXVII. Van zeekeren Student, who had killed himself (title on object), A man hung himself in a room with a reading table with books

Favourite Sayings - Cart before the horse
Black and white lantern slide of a man putting a horse the wrong way round between the shafts of a cart.Two men stand at the side, one pointing to what the man is doing

Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing on a bank holding a rod with a net painted in at the end. Painted background of countryside.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - No plough, many weeds
Black and white lantern slide of painted image of vegetation in front of a fence while in the background a man is ploughing a field.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Washing Carts
Black and white lantern slide of men washing carts while horses stand in background.. Part of Box 197 Sayings. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Favourite Sayings - The cracked dish
Black and white lantern slide of a woman pouring the contents of a pan into a cracked dish and liquid spilling out onto the floor.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Grasp all and lose all
Black and white lantern slide painted scene of mice in a granary making holes in the sacks of corn.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Grasp all and lose all. Lantern slide creations of C

Favourite Sayings - Scatter and Increase
Black and white lantern slide of split scene. Left hand side shows a man scattering seed into broken earth. Right hand side shows the painted image of sheaves of stacked corn

Favourite Sayings - A man in a passion
Black and white lantern slide of a man in the foreground waving his arms and a pitchfork while the painted background is of a man struggling on a galloping horse

Favourite Sayings - Fools set stools for wise men to tumble
Black and white lantern slide of a young man crouched down holding a stool in front of an old man walking along reading a book. Painted background shows the interior of a kitchen

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"Don't Be Like the Rest, Stand Out with Your Phrases. " Elegance is not just in appearance but also in the choice of phrases. Some of my favorite sayings: "Don't put the cart before the horse" - a reminder to prioritize correctly. "You can't catch the wind in a net" - an acknowledgement that some things are beyond our control. Age quod agis (chromolitho) - Latin for "Do what you do. " Focus on your task at hand. Fluctuat nec mergitur (chromolitho) - Latin for "It floats and does not sink. " Stay resilient amidst challenges. General Ignatieff (colour litho) - A tribute to bravery and leadership qualities. Playing truant (chromolitho) - Reminding us not to skip responsibilities or opportunities. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" (chromolitho) - Keep moving forward, don't let complacency hold you back. Alea iacta est (The die is cast) (chromolitho) - Embrace uncertainty and take risks boldly. Labor omnia vincit (chromolitho) – Latin for “Hard work conquers all. ” Success comes through dedication and effort. Honour to the vanquished (chromolitho)- Acknowledging resilience even in defeat.