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

A carrion kite will never make a good hawk. Pr.

"A cat may look at a king," but can it see a king when it looks at him? Ruskin.

A causa perduta parole assai—Plenty of words when the cause is lost. It. Pr.

Accasca in un punto quel che non accasca in 40 cento anni—That may happen in a moment which may not occur again in a hundred years. It. Pr.

Accedas ad curiam—You may go to the court. A writ to remove a case to a higher court. L. Term.

Accensa domo proximi, tua quoque periclitatur—When the house of your neighbour is on fire, your own is in danger. Pr.

Accent is the soul of speech; it gives it feeling and truth. Rousseau.

Acceptissima semper / Munera sunt, auctor quæ pretiosa facit—Those presents are always the most acceptable which owe their value to the giver. Ovid.

Accident ever varies; substance can never 45 suffer change or decay. Wm. Blake.

Accidents rule men, not men accidents. Herodotus.