Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

In a good lord there must first be a good animal, at least to the extent of yielding the incomparable advantage of animal spirits. Emerson.

In a great soul everything is great. Pascal.

In a healthy state of the organism all wounds have a tendency to heal. Mme. Swetchine.

In a lawsuit nothing is certain but the expense. 15 A. Butler.

In a leopard the spots are not observed. Herbert's Coll.

In a lottery, where there is (at the lowest computation) ten thousand blanks to one prize, it is the most prudent choice not to venture. Lady Montagu.

In a man's letters his soul lies naked; his letters are only the mirror of his breast. Johnson.

In a matter of life and death don't trust even your mother; she might mistake a black bean (used in voting) for a white one. Alcibiades.

In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow; the 20 more a man expands, the larger his aims. Schiller.

In a noble race, levity without virtue is seldom found. In a mine of rubies, when shall we find pieces of glass? Hitopadesa.