John Florio Quotes
One hand washeth another, both the face.
[Lat., Una mano lava l'altra, ed ambedue lavano il volto.]
Florio, John. Florios Second Frutes. London, Thomas Woodcock, 1591.
The Queen Mother made it a practice not to talk with reporters but she always made a point of allowing photographers to have a photo opportunity at any event at which she was present.
Answering a question of whether he uses PACs:
The President was facing an imminent close defeat in the Congress and needed to tip the scales. He called one of the leaders who was opposed to his position and explained that he didn’t want to lose face. This was a classic Johnson proposal where the quid pro quo was not even subtle. Johnson got the vote of the leader’s bloc and indeed did reciporicate later.
Giovanni Florio (1552–1625), known as John Florio, was a linguist, poet, writer, translator, lexicographer, and royal language tutor at the Court of James I.
