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Deng
Xiaoping 1904–97
Xiaoping 1904–97
1
It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.
It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.
in the early 1960s; in
Daily Telegraph
20 February 1997, obituary
Denham, John
1615–69
1615–69
1
Youth, what man's age is like to be doth show;
We may our ends by our beginnings know.
Youth, what man's age is like to be doth show;
We may our ends by our beginnings know.
"Of Prudence" (1668) l. 225
Denman, Lord
1779–1854
1779–1854
1
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, will be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
on a case involving the fraudulent omission of sixty names from the list of jurors in Dublin
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, will be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
on a case involving the fraudulent omission of sixty names from the list of jurors in Dublin
speech in the House of Lords, 4 September 1844
Denning, Lord
1899–1999
1899–1999
1
The keystone of the rule of law in England has been the independence of judges. It is the only respect in which we make any real separation of powers.
The keystone of the rule of law in England has been the independence of judges. It is the only respect in which we make any real separation of powers.
The Family Story
(1981)
Dennis, John
1657–1734
1657–1734
1
Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!
on hearing his new thunder effects used at a performance of Macbeth, following the withdrawal of one of his own plays after only a short run
Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!
on hearing his new thunder effects used at a performance of Macbeth, following the withdrawal of one of his own plays after only a short run
William S. Walsh
A Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities
(1893)
de Pisan, Christine
1364–1430
1364–1430
1
Where true love is, it showeth; it will not feign.
Where true love is, it showeth; it will not feign.
"The Epistle of Othea to Hector"
De Quincey, Thomas
1785–1859
1785–1859
1
A duller spectacle this earth of ours has not to show than a rainy Sunday in London.
Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!
Murder considered as one of the fine arts.
A duller spectacle this earth of ours has not to show than a rainy Sunday in London.
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
(1822, ed. 1856) pt. 2
Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
(1822, ed. 1856) pt. 2
Murder considered as one of the fine arts.
title of essay in
Blackwood's Magazine
February 1827
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