it will be seen, is alphabetical, and follows the order of the initial letters of the initial word or words. The Index, which is topical, was rendered necessary in consequence of the arrangement followed, and, though a copious one, it only refers to subjects of which there is anything of significance said. It does not include mottoes, and rarely proverbs; for, apart from the difficulty of indexing the latter, the attempt would almost have doubled the size of the book, and rendered it altogether unwieldy. The Index, too, is limited to subjects that are not in the alphahetical order in the body of the book. Thus there was no need to index what is said on "Art," on p. 18, on "Beauty," on p. 26, or on "Christianity," on pp. 42, 43, as the reader will expect to find something concerning them where they occur in the order adopted. With these preliminary explanations the Editor leaves his book— the pleasant labour of more than three years-in the hands of the public, assured that they will judge of it by its own merits, and that they will be generous enough to acquit him of having compiled either a superfluous or an unserviceable work. LONDON, 1893. DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS. A. A' are guid lasses, but where do a' the ill wives | Ab extra-From without. A' are no freens that speak us fair. Sc. Pr. 5 Ab actu ad posse valet illatio-From what has A bad beginning has a bad, or makes a worse, A bad dog never sees the wolf. Pr. 10 A barren sow was never good to pigs. Pr. A beast that wants discourse of reason. Ham., A beau is everything of a woman but the sex, 15 A beautiful form is better than a beautiful A beautiful object doth so much attract the A beggar's purse is always empty. Pr. rest. Goethe. Abends wird der Faule fleissig-Towards even- Abgründe liegen im Gemüthe, die tiefer als die Hölle sind-There are abysses in the mind that are deeper than hell. Platen. Ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret - A big head and little wit. Pr. 25 Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit-He has left, gone 30 Ability to discern that what is true is true, Ab initio From the beginning. Ab inopia ad virtutem obsepta est via-The way from poverty to virtue is an obstructed one. Pr. Ab intra-From within. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A bis et à blanc-By fits and starts. Fr. A blue-stocking despises her duties as a 35 40 Abnormis sapiens-Wise without learning. Hor. Fr. A book may be as great a thing as a battle. Disraeli. A book should be luminous, but not volumi- 50 nous. Bovee. Ab origine-From the beginning. About Jesus we must believe no one but him. self. Amiel. Α made. Goldsmith. 10 Abrégé-Abridgment. Fr. Absence lessens weak, and intensifies violent, Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Bayly. be the heir. Pr. 15 Absent in body, but present in spirit. Paul. Absit invidia-Envy apart. St. Absit omen-May the omen augur no evil. Absolute fiends are as rare as angels, perhaps rarer. J. S. Mill. Rahel. Absolute freedom is inhuman. 20 Absolute individualism is an absurdity. Amiel. 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. 25 Abundat dulcibus vitiis-He abounds in charming faults of style. Quint. Ab uno ad omnes-From one to all. M. "A cat may look at a king," but can it see a Accasca in un punto quel che non accasca in 43 Accensa domo proximi, tua quoque pericli- Accent is the soul of speech; it gives it feeling and truth. Rousseau. Acceptissima semper Munera sunt, auctor Accident ever varies; substance can never 45 dotus. Accipe nunc, victus tenuis qu'd quantaque secum afferat. In primis valeas beneNow 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 Accuse not Nature; she hath done her part; / Acer et vehemens bonus orator-A good orator Acerrimus ex omnibus nostris sensibus est A certain degree of soul is indispensable to 55 save us the expense of salt. Ben Jonson. Ab uno disce omnes-From a single instance you A certain tendency to insanity has always 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 30 A burnt child dreads the fire. Pr. 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. 35 A careless master makes a negligent servant. Pr. A carper will cavil at anything. Pr. A carrion kite will never make a good hawk. Pr 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 A change came o'er the spirit of my dream. A chaque fou plaît sa marotte-Every fool is 62 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. Words worth. Ach! unsre Thaten selbst, so gut als unsre Ach! vielleicht indem wir hoffen / Hat uns 10 Ach wie glücklich sind die Todten!-Ah! how 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. 15 A cock aye craws crousest (boldest) on his ain midden-head. Sc. Pr. 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 cap ricious man in chance. Disraeli. 25 A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue. Bonaventura. A constant friend is a thing hard and rare to find. Plutarch. A contre cœur--Against the grain. Fr. Ham., i. 2. Actions speak louder than words. Pr. 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. 50 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. L. Ad avizandum-Into consideration. Scots Law. 70 Tennyson. |