Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
the tree is thrown down, any one that likes may gather the wood. Pr.
Arbores serit diligens agricola, quarum aspiciet baccam ipse nunquam—The industrious husbandman plants trees, not one berry of which he will ever see. Cic.
"Arcades ambo," id est, blackguards both. 30 Byron.
Arcana imperii—State, or government, secrets.
[Greek: Archê andra deixei]—Office will prove the man.
Architecture is petrified music. Schelling, De Staël, Goethe.
Architecture is the work of nations. Ruskin.
[Greek: Archôn oudeis hamartanei tote hotan archôn ê]—No 35 ruler can sin so long as he is a ruler.
Ardeat ipsa licet, tormentis gaudet amantis—Though she is aflame herself, she delights in the torments of her lover. Juv.
Ardentia verba—Glowing words.
Arde verde por seco, y pagan justos por pecadores—Green burns for dry, and just men smart (lit. pay) for transgressors. Sp. Pr.
Ardua molimur: sed nulla nisi ardua virtus—I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth that is not of difficult achievement. Ovid.
A really great talent finds its happiness in 40 execution. Goethe.
A reasoning mule will neither lead nor drive. Mallett.
A rebours—Reversed. Fr.
A reconciled friend is a double enemy. Pr.
A reculons—Backwards. Fr.
A re decedunt—They wander from the point. 45
A refusal is less than nothing. Platen.
Arena sine calce—Sand without cement, i.e., speech unconnected. Suet.
Arenæ mandas semina—You are sowing grain in the sand. Pr.
A republic is properly a polity in which the state, with its all, is at every man's service; and every man, with his all, is at the state's service. Ruskin.
Ares, no ares, renta me pagues—Plough or not 50 plough, you must pay rent all the same. Sp. Pr.
A rez de chaussée—Even with the ground. Fr.
Argent comptant—Ready money. Fr.
Argent comptant porte medicine—Ready money works great cures. Fr. Pr.
Argentum accepi, dote imperium vendidi—I have received money, and sold my authority for her dowry. Plaut.
Argilla quidvis imitaberis uda—You may model 55 any form you please out of damp clay. Hor.
Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation; as it is generally in books the worst sort of reading. Swift.
Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has great force though shot by a child. Bacon.
Argumentum ad crumenam—An appeal to self-interest.
Argumentum ad hominem—An argument in refutation drawn from an opponent's own principles (lit. an argument to the man).
Argumentum ad ignorantiam—An argument 60 founded on the ignorance of an adversary.
Argumentum ad invidiam—An argument which appeals to low passions.
Argumentum ad judicium—An appeal to common sense.
Argumentum ad misericordiam—An appeal to the mercy of your adversary.
Argumentum ad populum—An appeal to popular prejudice.
Argumentum ad verecundiam—An appeal to 65 respect for some authority.
Argumentum baculinum—Club argument, i.e., by physical force.
Argus at home, a mole abroad. It. Pr.
Argus-eyes—Eyes ever wakeful and watchful.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. Bible.
[Greek: Ariston metron]—A mean or middle course is best. Cleobulus.
[Greek: Ariston men hydôr]—Water is best. Pindar.
Aristocracy has three successive ages—of superiorities, of privileges, and of vanities; having passed out of the first, it degenerates in the second, and dies away in the third. Chateaubriand.
Arma amens capio; nec sat rationis in armis—I 5 madly take to arms; but have not wit enough to use them to any purpose. Virg.
Arma cerealia—The arms of Ceres, i.e., implements connected with the preparation of corn and bread.
Arm am Beutel, krank am Herzen—Poor in purse, sick at heart. Goethe.
Arma pacis fulcra—Arms are the props of peace. M.
Arma tenenti omnia dat, qui justa negat—He who refuses what is just, gives up everything to an enemy in arms. Luc.
Arma, viri, ferte arma; vocat lux ultima victos, / 10 Nunquam omnes hodie moriemur inulti—Arms, ye men, bring me arms! their last day summons the vanquished. We shall never all die unavenged this day. Virg.
Armé de foi hardi—Bold from being armed with faith. M.
Armes blanches—Side arms. Fr.
Arm in Arm mit dir, / So fordr' ich mein Jahrhundert in die Schranken—Arm in arm with thee, I defy the century to gainsay me. Schiller.
Arms and the man I sing. Virg.
Armuth des Geistes Gott erfreut, / Armuth, 15 und nicht Armseligkeit—It is poverty of spirit that God delights in—poverty, and not beggarliness. Claudius.
Armuth ist der sechste Sinn—Poverty is the sixth sense. Ger. Pr.
Armuth ist die grösste Plage, / Reichtum ist das höchste Gut—Poverty is the greatest calamity, riches the highest good. Goethe.
Armuth ist listig, sie fängt auch einen Fuchs—Poverty is crafty; it outwits (lit. catches) even a fox. Ger. Pr.
Armuth und Hunger haben viel gelehrte Jünger—Poverty and hunger have many learned disciples. Ger. Pr.
A rogue is a roundabout fool. Coleridge. 20
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Pr.
A Rome comment à Rome—At Rome do as Rome does. Fr. Pr.
A royal heart is often hid under a tattered coat. Dan. Pr.
Arrectis auribus adsto—I wait with listening ears. Virg.
Arrière pensée—A mental reservation. Fr. 25
Arrogance