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 man, perhaps, the moment of his breath, / Receives the lurking principle of death; / The young disease, that must subdue at length, / Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.

As many suffer from too much as too little. Bovee.

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. Dut. Pr.

As merry as the day is long. Much Ado, ii. 1. 60

A smile abroad is oft a scowl at home. Tennyson.

A smile re-cures the wounding of a frown. Shakespeare.

As much love, so much mind, or heart. Lat. Pr.

As much virtue as there is, so much appears; as much goodness as there is, so much reverence it commands. Emerson.

A snapper up of unconsidered trifles. Winter's Tale, iv. 2.

A society of people will cursorily represent a certain culture, though there is not a gentleman or a lady in the group. Emerson.