Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
(boldest) on his ain 15 midden-head. Sc. Pr.
A cœur ouvert—With open heart; with candour. Fr.
A cœur vaillant rien d'impossible—To a valiant heart nothing is impossible. Fr. Pr.
A cold hand, a warm heart. Pr.
A combination, and a form, indeed / Where every god did seem to set his seal / To give the world assurance of a man. Ham., iii. 4.
A' complain o' want o' siller; nane o' want o' 20 sense. Sc. Pr.
A compte—In part payment (lit. on account). Fr.
A confesseurs, médecins, avocats, la vérité ne cèle de ton cas—Do not conceal the truth from confessors, doctors, and lawyers. Fr. Pr.
A conscience without God is a tribunal without a judge. Lamartine.
A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance. Disraeli.
A constant fidelity in small things is a great 25 and heroic virtue. Bonaventura.
A constant friend is a thing hard and rare to find. Plutarch.
A contre cœur—Against the grain. Fr.
A corps perdu—With might and main. Fr.
A countenance more in sorrow than in anger. Ham., i. 2.
A courage to endure and to obey. Tennyson. 30
A couvert—Under cover. Fr.
Acqua lontana non spegne fuoco vicino—Water afar won't quench a fire at hand. It. Pr.
A crafty knave needs no broker. Pr. quoted in Hen. VI.
A craw's nae whiter for being washed. Sc. Pr.
A creation of importance can be produced only 35 when its author isolates himself; it is ever a child of solitude. Goethe.
Acribus initiis, incurioso fine—Full of ardour at the beginning, careless at the end. Tac.
A critic should be a pair of snuffers. He is often an extinguisher, and not seldom a thief. Hare.
A crowd is not company. Bacon.
A crown / Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns. Milton.
A crown is no cure for the headache. Pr. 40
A cruce salus—Salvation from the cross. M.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run. Ouida.
A crust of bread and liberty. Pope.
Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta—Outward acts betray the secret intention. L. Max.
Act always so that the immediate motive of 45 thy will may become a universal rule for all intelligent beings. Kant.
Acti labores jucundi—The remembrance of past labours is pleasant.
Action can be understood and again represented by the spirit alone. Goethe.
Action is but coarsened thought. Amiel.
Action is the right outlet of emotion. Ward Beecher.
Actions speak louder than words. Pr. 50
Actis ævum implet, non segnibus annis—His lifetime is full of deeds, not of indolent years. Ovid.
Activity is the presence, and character the record, of function. Greenough.
Actum est de republicâ—It is all over with the republic.
Actum ne agas—What has been done don't do over again. Cic.
Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam—The act of 55 God does wrong to no man. L. Max.
Actus legis nulli facit injuriam—The act of the law does wrong to no man. L. Max.
Actus me invito factus, non est meus actus—An act I do against my will is not my act. L. Max.
Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea—The act does not make a man guilty, unless the mind be guilty. L. Max.
Act well your part; there all the honour lies. Pope.
A cuspide corona—From the spear a crown, i.e., 60 honour for military exploits. M.
A custom / More honoured in the breach than the observance. Ham., i. 4.
Adam muss eine Eve haben, die er zeiht was er gethan—Adam must have an Eve, to blame for what he has done. Ger. Pr.
Ad amussim—Made exactly by rule.
A danger foreseen is half avoided. Pr.
Adaptiveness is the peculiarity of human 65 nature. Emerson.
Ad aperturam—Wherever a book may be opened.
Ad arbitrium—At pleasure.
Ad astra per ardua—To the stars by steep paths. M.
A Daniel come to judgment. Mer. of Ven., iv. 1.
Ad avizandum—Into consideration. Scots Law. 70
A day may sink or save a realm. Tennyson.
A day of grace (Gunst) is as a day in harvest; one must be diligent as soon as it is ripe. Goethe.
A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self. Dickens.
Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet—When a disaster happens, every report confirming it obtains ready credence.
Ad captandum vulgus—To catch the rabble.
Addere legi justitiam decus—It is to one's honour 5 to combine justice with law. M.
A death-bed repentance seldom reaches to restitution. Junius.
A deep meaning resides in old customs. Schiller.
A democracy is a state in which the government rests directly with the majority of the citizens. Ruskin.
A Deo et rege—From God and the king. M.
Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est—So 10 much depends on habit in the tender years of youth. Virg.
Ad eundem—To the same degree. Said of a graduate passing from one university to another.
Ad extremum—At last.
Ad finem—To the end.
Ad Græcas kalendas—At the Greek calends, i.e., never.
Ad gustum—To one's taste. 15
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