Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile. Campbell.
Beauty too rich for use; for earth too dear. 45 Rom. and Jul., i. 5.
Beauty, when unadorned, adorned the most. Thomson.
Beauty without expression tires. Emerson.
Beauty without grace is a violet without smell. Pr.
Beaux esprits—Men of wit. Fr.
Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold. 50 Spenser.
Be checked for silence, / But never tax'd for speech. All's Well, i. 1.
Be commonplace and cringing, and everything is within your reach. Beaumarchais.
Bedenkt, der Teufel der ist alt, / So werdet alt ihn zu verstehen—Consider, the devil is old; therefore grow old to understand him. Goethe.
Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any. Wellington.
Be England what she will, / With all her faults 55 she is my country still. Churchill.
Bees will not work except in darkness; thought will not work except in silence; neither will virtue work except in secrecy. Carlyle.
Before a leaf-bud has burst, its whole life acts; in the full-blown flower there is no more; in the leafless root there is no less. Emerson.
Before every one stands an image (Bild) of what he ought to be; so long as he is not that, his peace is not complete. Rückert.
Before honour is humility. Bible.
Before man made us citizens, great Nature 60 made us men. Lowell.
Before the curing of a strong disease, / Even in the instant of repair and health, / The fit is strongest; evils that take leave, / On their departure most of all show evil. King John, iii. 4.
Before the immense possibilities of man, all mere experience, all past biography, however spotless and sainted, shrinks away. Emerson.
Before the revelations of the soul, Time, Space, and Nature shrink away. Emerson.
Before you trust a man, eat a peck of salt with him. Pr.
Beggars, mounted, run their horse to death. 3 Hen. VI., i. 4.
Beggars must not be choosers. Pr.
Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks. Ham., ii. 2.
Begnügt euch doch ein Mensch zu sein—Let it content thee that thou art a man. Lessing.
Begun is half done. Pr. 5
Behaupten ist nicht beweisen—Assertion is no proof. Ger. Pr.
Behaviour is a mirror in which each one shows his image. Goethe.
Behind a frowning providence / God hides a shining face. Cowper.
Behind us, as we go, all things assume pleasing forms, as clouds do afar off. Emerson.
Behind every individual closes organisation; 10 before him opens liberty. Emerson.
Behind every mountain lies a vale. Dut. Pr.
Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth. St. James.
Beholding heaven and feeling hell. Moore.
Behold now is the accepted time. St. Paul.
Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, / 15 Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. Pope.
Bei den meisten Menschen gründet sich der Unglaube in einer Sache auf blinden Glauben in einer andern—With most men unbelief in one thing is founded on blind belief in another. Lichtenberg.
Bei Geldsachen hört die Gemütlichkeit auf—When money is in question, good day to friendly feeling. D. Hansemann.
Beinahe bringt keine Mücke um—Almost never killed a fly. Ger. Pr.
Being alone when one's belief is firm, is not to be alone. Auerbach.
Being done, / There is no pause. Othello, 20 v. 2.
Being without well-being is a curse; and the greater being, the greater curse. Bacon.
Be in possession, and thou hast the right, and sacred will the many guard it for thee. Schiller.
Be it never so humble, there's no place like home. J. H. Payne.
Bei wahrer Liebe ist Vertrauen—With true love there is trust. Ph. Reger.
Be just and fear not; / Let all the ends thou 25 aim'st at be thy country's, / Thy God's, and truth's. Henry VIII., iii. 2.
Be just before you be generous. Pr.
Beleidigst du einen Mönch, so knappen alle Kuttenzipfel bis nach Rom—Offend but one monk, and the lappets of all cowls will flutter as far as Rome. Ger. Pr.
Bel esprit—A person of genius; a brilliant mind. Fr.
Belief and love—a believing love, will relieve us of a vast load of care. Emerson.
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of 30 the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Emerson.
Believe not each accusing tongue, / As most weak persons do; / But still believe that story wrong / Which ought not to be true. Sheridan.
Believe not every spirit. St. John.
Bella! horrida bella!—War! horrid war! Virg.
Bella femmina che ride, vuol dire borsa che piange—The smiles of a pretty woman are the tears of the purse. It. Pr.
Bella matronis detestata—Wars detested by 35 mothers. Hor.
Belle, bonne, riche, et sage, est une femme en quatre étages—A woman who is beautiful, good, rich, and wise, is four stories high. Fr. Pr.
Belle chose est tôt ravie—A fine thing is soon snapt up. Fr. Pr.
Bellet ein alter Hund, so soll man aufschauen—When an old dog barks, one must look out. Ger. Pr.
Bellicæ virtutis præmium—The reward of valour in war. M.
Bellua multorum capitum—The many-headed 40 monster, i.e., the mob.
Bellum internecinum—A war of extermination.
Bellum ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud nisi pax quæsita videatur—War should be so undertaken that nothing but peace may seem to be aimed at. Cic.
Bellum nec timendum nec provocandum—War