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Pétain, Henri Philippe
1856–1951
1856–1951
1
To write one's memoirs is to speak ill of everybody except oneself.
To write one's memoirs is to speak ill of everybody except oneself.
in
Observer
26 May 1946
Peter, Laurence J.
1919–90
1919–90
1
In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
The Peter Principle
(1969) ch. 1
Petronius
Arbiter d.
ad
65
Arbiter d.
ad
65
1
Cave canem.Beware of the dog.
Abiit ad plures.He's gone to join the majority.
meaning the dead
Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: respondebat illa: I myself with my own eyes saw the Sibyl at Cumae hanging in a flask; and when the boys cried at her: " Sibyl, Sibyl, what do you want?" "I would that I were dead," she used to answer.
Cave canem.Beware of the dog.
Satyricon
"Cena Trimalchionis" ch. 29
Abiit ad plures.He's gone to join the majority.
meaning the dead
Satyricon
"Cena Trimalchionis" ch. 42.
Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: respondebat illa: I myself with my own eyes saw the Sibyl at Cumae hanging in a flask; and when the boys cried at her: " Sibyl, Sibyl, what do you want?" "I would that I were dead," she used to answer.
Satyricon
"Cena Trimalchionis" ch. 48, sect. 8.
Phelps, Edward John
1822–1900
1822–1900
1
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
speech at the Mansion House, London, 24 January 1889
Philby, Kim
1912–88
1912–88
1
To betray, you must first belong.
To betray, you must first belong.
in
Sunday Times
17 December 1967
Philip, Prince
, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–
, Duke of Edinburgh 1921–
1
Gentlemen, I think it is about time we "pulled our fingers out"…If we want to be more prosperous we've simply got to get down to it and work for it. The rest of the world does not owe us a living.
Gentlemen, I think it is about time we "pulled our fingers out"…If we want to be more prosperous we've simply got to get down to it and work for it. The rest of the world does not owe us a living.
speech in London, 17 October 1961
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