[PW] Quote on suicide

[Adrian Smith]

I do not have access to this book:

Author
 Jones, Hugh Percy.  
Title
 Dictionary of foreign phrases and classical quotations : comprising
14,000 idioms, proverbs, maxims, mottoes, technical words and terms, and
press allusions from the works of the great writers in Latin, French,
Italian, Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese, alphabetically arranged,
with English translations and equivalents / Edited with notes by Hugh
Percy Jones. 
Published
 Edinburgh : J. Grant, 1910. 
Edition New and rev. ed. 

Adrian
UK
 

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[mailto:project-wombat-fm-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
Mann, Richard
Sent: 03 March 2008 19:56
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Subject: [PW] Quote on suicide

Hello, all! There's a quotation I heard many years ago that I can't
quite place. The import of this quote was that to commit suicide was, in
effect, desertion from the army of the living and therefore many people
believed it wrong. Overall, the quote was quite droll. I think it
originated with La Rochefoucauld but was unable to find it in Bartlett's
or online. Perhaps someone has the answer? Thank you.

Richard Mann, Librarian
San Joaquin Valley Information Service (SJVIS) Fresno County Central
Library 2420 Mariposa Street Fresno, CA 93721

 						






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