Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources. Rev. James Wood
Ad hoc—For this purpose.
Ad hominem—Personal (lit. to the man).
Adhuc sub judice lis est—The affair is not yet decided.
Adhuc tua messis in herba est—Your crop is 20 still in grass. Ovid.
A die—From that day.
Adieu la voiture, adieu la boutique—Adieu to the carriage, adieu to the shop, i.e., to the business. Fr. Pr.
Adieu, paniers! vendanges sont faites—Farewell, baskets! vintage is over. Fr.
Ad infinitum—To infinity.
Ad interim—Meanwhile. 25
Ad internecionem—To extermination.
A Dio spiacente ed a' nemici sui—Hateful to God and the enemies of God. Dante.
A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando—Praying to God and smiting with the hammer. Sp. Pr.
A discrétion—Without any restriction (lit. at discretion). Fr.
Ad libitum—At pleasure. 30
Ad majorem Dei gloriam—To the greater glory of God (M. of the Jesuits).
Ad mala quisque animum referat sua—Let each recall his own woes. Ovid.
Admiration praises; love is dumb. Börne.
Ad modum—In the manner.
Ad nauseam—To disgust; sickening. 35
Ad ogni santo la sua torcia—To every saint his own torch, i.e., his place of honour. It. Pr.
Ad ogni nocello suo nido è bello—Every bird thinks its own nest beautiful. It. Pr.
Ad ognuno par più grave la croce sua—Every one thinks his own cross the hardest to bear. It. Pr.
A dog's life—hunger and ease.
A dog winna yowl if you fell him wi' a bane. 40 Sc. Pr.
Adolescentem verecundum esse decet—A young man ought to be modest. Plaut.
Ad omnem libidinem projectus homo—A man addicted to every lust.
Adó sacan y non pon, presto llegan al hondon—By ever taking out and never putting in, one soon reaches the bottom. Sp. Pr.
Ad patres—Dead; to death (lit. to the fathers).
A downright contradiction is equally mysterious 45 to wise men as to fools. Goethe.
Ad perditam securim manubrium adjicere—To throw the helve after the hatchet, i.e., to give up in despair.
Ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas—Honesty is often goaded to ruin. Phædr.
Ad pœnitendum properat, cito qui judicat—He who decides in haste repents in haste. Pub. Syr.
Ad populum phaleras, ego te intus et in cute novi—To the vulgar herd with your trappings; for me, I know you both inside and out. Pers.
Ad quæstionem legis respondent judices, ad 50 quæstionem facti respondent juratores—It is the judge's business to answer to the question of law, the jury's to answer to the question of fact. L.
Ad quod damnum—To what damage. L.
Ad referendum—For further consideration.
Ad rem—To the point (lit. to the thing).
A droit—To the right. Fr.
A drop of honey catches more flies than a 55 hogshead of vinegar. Pr.
A drop of water has all the properties of water, but it cannot exhibit a storm. Emerson.
A drowning man will catch at a straw. Pr.
Adscriptus glebæ—Attached to the soil.
Adsit regula, peccatis quæ pœnas irroget æquas—Have a rule apportioning to each offence its appropriate penalty. Hor.
Adstrictus necessitate—Bound by necessity. Cic. 60
Ad summum—To the highest point.
Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio—One is quick to suspect where one has suffered harm before. Pub. Syr.
Ad unguem—To a nicety (lit. to the nail).
Ad unum omnes—All to a (lit. one) man.
A dur âne dur aiguillon—A hard goad for a stubborn 65 ass. Fr. Pr.
Ad utrumque paratus—Prepared for either case.
Ad valorem—According to the value.
Advantage is a better soldier than rashness. Hen. V., iii. 6.
Adversa virtute repello—I repel adversity by valour. M.
Adversity is a great schoolmistress, as many 70 a poor fellow knows that has whimpered over his lesson before her awful chair. Thackeray.
Adversity's sweet milk—philosophy. Rom. and Jul., iii. 3.
Adversus solem ne loquitor—Speak not against the sun, i.e., don't argue against what is sun-clear. Pr.
Ad vitam aut culpam—Till some misconduct be proved (lit. for life or fault).
Ad vivum—To the life.
A dwarf sees farther than the giant when he 75 has the giant's shoulders to mount on. Coleridge.
Ægis fortissima virtus—Virtue is the strongest shield. M.
Ægrescit medendo—The remedy is worse than the disease (lit. the disorder increases with the remedy).
Ægri somnia vana—The delusive dreams of a sick man. Hor.
Ægroto, dum anima est, spes est—While a sick man has life, there is hope. Pr.
Ae half o' the world doesna ken how the ither 5 half lives. Sc. Pr.
Ae man may tak' a horse to the water, but twenty winna gar (make) him drink. Sc. Pr.
Ae man's meat is anither man's poison. Sc. Pr.
Æmulatio æmulationem parit—Emulation begets emulation. Pr.
Æmulus atque imitator studiorum ac laborum—A rival and imitator of his studies and labours. Cic.
Aendern und bessern sind zwei—To change, and 10 to change for the better, are two different things. Ger. Pr.
Æquabiliter et diligenter—By equity and diligence. M.
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