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

As guid fish i' the sea as e'er came oot o't. Sc. Pr.

As guid may haud (hold) the stirrup as he that loups on. Sc. Pr.

A's guid that God sends. Sc. Pr.

As he alone is a good father who at table serves 20 his children first, so is he alone a good citizen who, before all other outlays, discharges what he owes to the state. Goethe.

As he who has health is young, so he who owes nothing is rich. Pr.

A short cut is often a wrong cut. Dan. Pr.

A sicht (sight) o' you is guid for sair een. Sc. Pr.

A sick man's sacrifice is but a lame oblation. Sir Thomas Browne.

As idle as a painted ship / Upon a painted 25 ocean. Coleridge.

A sight to dream of, not to tell. Coleridge.