Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
is wiser than science. Lavater. 40
Conscientia mille testes—Conscience is equal to a thousand witnesses. Pr.
Con scienza—With a knowledge of the subject. It.
Consecrated is the spot which a good man has trodden. Goethe.
Consecration is going out into the world where God Almighty is, and using every power for His glory. Ward Beecher.
Conseil d'état—Council of state. 45
Consensus facit legem—Consent makes the law. L.
Consequitur quodcunque petit—He attains to whatever he aims at. M.
Conservatism is the pause on the last movement. Emerson.
Consideration, like an angel, came, / And whipp'd th' offending Adam out of him, / Leaving his body as a paradise, / To envelop and contain celestial spirits. Henry V., i. 1.
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; 50 they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Jesus.
Consilio et animis—By counsel and courage. M.
Conspicuous by its absence. Lord John Russell.
Constans et fidelitate—Constant and with faithfulness. M.
Constant attention wears the active mind, / Blots out her powers, and leaves a blank behind. Churchill.
Constantia et virtute—By constancy and virtue. 55 M.
Constantly choose rather to want less than to have more. Thomas à Kempis.
Constant occupation prevents temptation. It. Pr.
Constant thought will overflow in words unconsciously. Byron.
Consuetudinis magna vis est—The force of habit is great. Cic.
Consuetudo est altera lex—Custom is a second 60 law. L.
Consuetudo est secunda natura—Custom is a second nature. St. Aug.
Consuetudo pro lege servatur—Custom is observed as law. L.
Consult duty, not events. Landor.
Contaminate our fingers with base bribes? … I'd rather be a dog and bay the moon than such a Roman. Jul. Cæs., iv. 3.
Contas na maõ, e o demonio no coraçaõ—Rosary 5 in the hand, and the devil in the heart. Port. Pr.
Contemni est gravius stultitiæ quam percuti—To be despised is more galling to a foolish man than to be whipped.
Contemporaries appreciate the man rather than his merit; posterity will regard the merit rather than the man. Colton.
Contempt is a dangerous element to sport in; a deadly one, if we habitually live in it. Carlyle.
Contempt is a kind of gangrene, which, if it seizes one part of a character, corrupts all the rest by degrees. Johnson.
Contempt is the only way to triumph over 10 calumny. Mde. de Maintenon.
Contented wi' little, an' cantie (cheerily happy) wi' mair. Burns.
Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, / The learn'd reflect on what before they knew. Pope.
Contention is a hydra's head; the more they strive, the more they may. Burton.
Contention, like a horse / Full of high feeding, madly hath broken loose, / And bears all down before him. 2 Hen. IV., i. 1.
Contentions fierce, / Ardent, and dire, spring 15 from no petty cause. Scott.
Contentions for trifles can get but a trifling victory. Sir P. Sidney.
Content is better than riches. Pr.
Content is the true philosopher's stone. Pr.
Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble. Epictetus.
Contentment consisteth not in adding more 20 fuel, but in taking away some fire. Fuller.
Contentment is natural wealth. Socrates.
Contentment will make a cottage look as fair as a palace. W. Secker.
Contentment without money is the philosopher's stone. Lichtwer.
Content's a kingdom, and I wear that crown. Heywood.
Content thyself to be obscurely good; / When 25 vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, / The post of honour is a private station. Addison.
Content with poverty, my soul I arm; / And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden after Hor.
Contesa vecchia tosto si fa nuova—An old feud is easily renewed. It. Pr.
Conticuere omnes, intentique ora tenebant—All were at once silent and listened intent. Virg.
Continued eloquence wearies. Pascal.
Contra bonos mores—Against good morals. 30
Contra malum mortis, non est medicamen in hortis—Against the evil of death there is no remedy in the garden.
Contraria contrariis curantur—Contraries are cured by contraries.
Contrast increases the splendour of beauty, but it disturbs its influence; it adds to its attractiveness, but diminishes its power. Ruskin.
Contrat social—The social compact, specially Rousseau's theory thereof.
Contra verbosos noli contendere verbis; / 35 Sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis—Don't contend with words against wordy people; speech is given to all, wisdom to few. Cato.
Contredire, c'est quelquefois frapper à une porte, pour savoir s'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison—To contradict sometimes means to knock at the door in order to know whether there is any one in the house. Fr. Pr.
Contre fortune bon cœur—Against change of fortune set a bold heart. Fr. Pr.
Contre les rebelles, c'est cruauté que d'estre humain et humanité d'estre cruel—Against rebels it is cruelty to be humane, and humanity to be cruel. Corneille Muis.
Contre-temps—A mischance. Fr.
Contrivances of the time / For sowing broadcast 40 the seeds of crime. Longfellow.
Contumeliam si dicis, audies—If you utter abuse, you must expect to receive it. Plaut.
Conversation enriches the understanding; but solitude is the school of