| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Crescit sub pon’dere Virtus (Virtue thrives best in adversity). The allusion is to the palm-tree, which grows better when pressed by an incumbent weight. | 1 |
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Many plants grow the better for being pressed, as grass, which is wonderfully improved by being rolled frequently with a heavy roller, and by being trodden down by sheep. | 2 |
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