Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
erit—The absent one will not be the heir. Pr.
Absent in body, but present in spirit. St. 15 Paul.
Absit invidia—Envy apart.
Absit omen—May the omen augur no evil.
Absolute fiends are as rare as angels, perhaps rarer. J. S. Mill.
Absolute freedom is inhuman. Rahel.
Absolute individualism is an absurdity. Amiel. 20
Absolute nothing is the aggregate of all the contradictions of the world. Jonathan Edwards.
Absque argento omnia vana—Without money all is vain.
Abstineto a fabis—Having nothing to do with elections (lit. Abstain from beans, the ballot at Athens having been by beans).
Absurdum est ut alios regat, qui seipsum regere nescit—It is absurd that he should govern others, who knows not how to govern himself. L. Max.
Abundat dulcibus vitiis—He abounds in charming 25 faults of style. Quint.
Ab uno ad omnes—From one to all. M.
Ab uno disce omnes—From a single instance you may infer the whole.
Ab urbe condita (A.U.C.)—From the building of the city, i.e., of Rome.
A bureaucracy always tends to become a pedantocracy. J. S. Mill.
A burnt child dreads the fire. Pr. 30
Abusus non tollit usum—Abuse is no argument against use. Pr.
Academical years ought by rights to give occupation to the whole mind. It is this time which, well or ill employed, affects a man's whole after-life. Goethe.
A cader va chi troppo in alto sale—He who climbs too high is near a fall. It. Pr.
A capite ad calcem—From head to heel.
A careless master makes a negligent servant. 35 Pr.
A carper will cavil at anything. Pr.
A carrion kite will never make a good hawk. Pr.
"A cat may look at a king," but can it see a king when it looks at him? Ruskin.
A causa perduta parole assai—Plenty of words when the cause is lost. It. Pr.
Accasca in un punto quel che non accasca in 40 cento anni—That may happen in a moment which may not occur again in a hundred years. It. Pr.
Accedas ad curiam—You may go to the court. A writ to remove a case to a higher court. L. Term.
Accensa domo proximi, tua quoque periclitatur—When the house of your neighbour is on fire, your own is in danger. Pr.
Accent is the soul of speech; it gives it feeling and truth. Rousseau.
Acceptissima semper / Munera sunt, auctor quæ pretiosa facit—Those presents are always the most acceptable which owe their value to the giver. Ovid.
Accident ever varies; substance can never 45 suffer change or decay. Wm. Blake.
Accidents rule men, not men accidents. Herodotus.
Accipe nunc, victus tenuis quid quantaque secum afferat. In primis valeas bene—Now learn what and how great benefits a moderate diet brings with it. Before all, you will enjoy good health. Hor.
Accipere quam facere præstat injuriam—It is better to receive than to do an injury. Cic.
Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat—The mind attracted by what is false has no relish for better things. Hor.
Accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo—No 50 man is bound to accuse himself unless it be before God. L. Max.
Accuse not Nature; she hath done her part; / Do thou thine. Milton.
Acer et vehemens bonus orator—A good orator is pointed and impassioned. Cic.
Acerrima proximorum odia—The hatred of those most closely connected with us is the bitterest. Tac.
Acerrimus ex omnibus nostris sensibus est sensus videndi—The keenest of all our senses is the sense of sight. Cic.
A certain degree of soul is indispensable to 55 save us the expense of salt. Ben Jonson.
A certain tendency to insanity has always attended the opening of the religious sense in men, as if they had been "blasted with excess of light." Emerson.
A chacun selon sa capacité, à chaque capacité selon ses œuvres—Every one according to his talent, and every talent according to its works. Fr. Pr.
A chacun son fardeau pèse—Every one thinks his own burden heavy. Fr. Pr.
A change came o'er the spirit of my dream. Byron.
A chaque fou plaît sa marotte—Every fool is 60 pleased with his own hobby. Fr. Pr.
A character is a completely-fashioned will. Novalis.
Ach! aus dem Glück entwickelt sich Schmerz—Alas! that from happiness there so often springs pain. Goethe.
A cheerful life is what the Muses love; / A soaring spirit is their prime delight. Wordsworth.
Acheruntis pabulum—Food for Acheron. Plaut.
Ach! es geschehen keine Wunder mehr—Alas! there are no more any miracles. Schiller.
A child is a Cupid become visible. Novalis.
A child may have too much of its mother's blessing. Pr.
A chill air surrounds those who are down in 5 the world. George Eliot.
A chip of the old block.
A Christian is God Almighty's gentleman. Hare.
Ach! unsre Thaten selbst, so gut als unsre Leiden / Sie hemmen unsers Lebens Gang—We are hampered, alas! in our course of life quite as much by what we do as by what we suffer. Goethe.
Ach! vielleicht indem wir hoffen / Hat uns Unheil getroffen—Ah! perhaps while we are hoping, mischief has already overtaken us. Schiller.
Ach wie glücklich sind die Todten!—Ah! how 10 happy the dead are! Schiller.
Ach! zu des Geistes Flügeln, wird so leicht kein körperlicher Flügel sich gesellen—Alas! no fleshly pinion will so easily keep pace with the wings of the spirit. Goethe.
A circulating library in a town is an ever-green tree of diabolical knowledge. Sheridan.
A circumnavigator of the globe is less influenced by all the nations he has seen than by his nurse. Jean Paul.
A clear conscience is a sure card. Pr.