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

Learning once made popular is no longer learning. Johnson.

Learning passes for wisdom among them who want both. Sir W. Temple.

Learning puffeth men up; words are but wind, and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. Swift.

Learning to a man is a name superior to beauty. Hitopadesa.

Learning to the inexperienced is a poison. 40 Hitopadesa.

Learning without thought is labour lost. Pr.

Least said is soonest mended. Pr.

Leave a jest when it pleases you best. Pr.

Leave a man to his passions, and you leave a wild beast of a savage and capricious nature. Burke.

Leave a welcome behind you. Pr. 45