Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
Blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep it. Bible.
Blessed be he who first invented sleep; it covers a man all over like a cloak. Cervantes.
Blessed be nothing. Pr.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor. Bible.
Blessed is he that continueth where he is; here 50 let us rest and lay out seed-fields; here let us learn to dwell. Carlyle.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Swift.
Blessed is he who is made happy by the sound of a rat-tat. Thackeray.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation. St. James.
Blessed is the voice that, amid dispiritment, stupidity, and contradiction, proclaims to us, Euge! (i.e., Excellent! Bravo!). Carlyle.
Blessedness is a whole eternity older than 55 damnation. Jean Paul.
Blessings are upon the head of the just. Bible.
Blinder Eifer schadet nur—Blind zeal only does harm. M. G. Lichtwer.
Blinder Gaul geht geradezu—A blind horse goes right on. Ger. Pr.
Blindfold zeal can do nothing but harm—harm everywhere, and harm always. Lichtner.
Bloemen zijn geen vruchten—Blossoms are not 60 fruits. Dut. Pr.
Blood is thicker than water. Pr.
Blosse Intelligenz ohne correspondirende Energie des Wollens ist ein blankes Schwert in der Scheide, verächtlich, wenn es nie und nimmer gezückt wird—Mere intelligence without corresponding energy of the will is a polished sword in its scabbard, contemptible, if it is never drawn forth. Lindner.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind, / Thou art not so unkind / As man's ingratitude. As You Like It, ii. 7.
Blow, wind! come, wrack! / At least we'll die with harness on our back. Macb., v. 5.
Blue are the hills that are far from us. Gael. Pr.
Blunt edges rive hard knots. Troil. and Cress., 5 i. 3.
Blushes are badges of imperfection. Wycherley.
Blut ist ein ganz besondrer Saft—Blood is a quite peculiar fluid. Mephisto, in Faust.
Boca de mel, coraçaõ de fel—A tongue of honey, a heart of gall. Port. Pr.
Boca que diz sim, diz naõ—The mouth that can say "Yea," can say "Nay." Port. Pr.
Bodily exercise profiteth little. St. Paul. 10
Bœotum in crasso jurares aëre natum—You would swear he was born in the foggy atmosphere of the Bœotians. Hor.
Bois ont oreilles et champs œillets—Woods have ears and fields eyes. Fr. Pr.
Bole com o rabo o caõ, naõ por ti, senaõ pelo paõ—The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. Port. Pr.
Bon accord—Good harmony. M.
Bonæ leges malis ex moribus procreantur—Good 15 laws grow out of evil acts. Macrob.
Bona fide—In good faith; in reality.
Bona malis paria non sunt, etiam pari numero; nec lætitia ulla minimo mœrore pensanda—The blessings of life do not equal its ills, even when of equal number; nor can any pleasure, however incense, compensate for even the slightest pain. Pliny.
Bona nemini hora est, ut non alicui sit mala—There is no hour good for one man that is not bad for another. Pub. Syr.
Bonarum rerum consuetudo est pessima—Nothing can be worse than being accustomed to good things. Pub. Syr.
Bona vacantia—Goods that have no owner. L. 20
Bon avocat, mauvais voisin—A good lawyer is a bad neighbour. Fr. Pr.
Bon bourgeois—A substantial citizen. Fr.
Bon chien chasse de race—A good dog hunts from pure instinct. Fr. Pr.
Bon diable—A good-natured fellow. Fr.
Bon droit a besoin d'aide—A good cause needs 25 help. Fr. Pr.
Bon gré, mal gré—Whether willing or not. Fr.
Bon guet chasse maladventure—A good lookout drives ill-luck away. Fr. Pr.
Bonne épée point querelleur—A good swordsman is not given to quarrel. Fr. Pr.
Bonne est la maille que sauve le denier—Good is the farthing that saves the penny. Fr. Pr.
Bonhomie—Good nature. Fr. 30
Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere—It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to flay them. Tiberius Cæsar, in reference to taxation.
Bonis avibus—Under favourable auspices.
Bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis—He does injury to the good who spares the bad. Pub. Syr.
Bonis omnia bona—All things are good to the good. M.
Bonis quod benefit haud perit—A kindness done 35 to good men is never thrown away. Plaut.
Bonis vel malis avibus—Under good, or evil, omens.
Bon jour—Good day. Fr.
Bon jour, bonne œuvre—The better the day, the better the deed. Fr. Pr.
Bon marché tire l'argent hors de la bourse—A good bargain is a pick-purse. Fr. Pr.
Bon mot—A witticism or jest. Fr. 40
Bon naturel—Good nature or disposition. Fr.
Bonne—A nurse. Fr.
Bonne bouche—A delicate morsel. Fr.
Bonne et belle assez—Good and handsome enough. Fr. M.
Bonne journée fait qui de fol se délivre—He 45 who rids himself of a fool does a good day's work. Fr. Pr.
Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée—A good name is worth more than a girdle of gold. Fr. Pr.
Bonnet rouge—The cap of liberty. Fr.
Bonnie feathers mak' bonnie fowls. Sc. Pr.
Bon poète, mauvais homme—Good as a poet, bad as a man. Fr.
Bon sang ne peut mentir—Good blood disdains 50 to lie. Fr. Pr.
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