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

Kisses are pledges and incentives of love. Cotton.

Kisses are the messengers of love. Dan. Pr.

Kissing goes by favour. Pr.

Klein gewin brengt rijkdom in—Small gains bring riches in. Dut. Pr.

Kleine Diebe henkt man, grosse lässt man 35 laufen—We hang little thieves, but we let big ones off. Ger. Pr.

Kleine Diebe henkt man, vor grossen zieht man den Hut ab—We hang little thieves, and doff our hats to big ones. Ger. Pr.

Kleine Feinde und kleine Wunden sind nicht zu verachten—Paltry enemies and trifling wounds are not to be despised. Ger. Pr.

Kleine Geschenke erhalten die Freundschaft—Little gifts keep friendship green. Montesquieu.

Kleiner Profit und oft, ist besser wie grosser und selten—Slender profits and often are better than large ones and seldom. Ger. Pr.

Kluge Männer suchen wirthliche Frauen—Prudent 40 men woo thrifty women—Ger. Pr.