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

Longe absit—Far be it from me; God forbid. 40

Longe mea discrepat istis / Et vox et ratio—Both my language and my sentiments differ widely from theirs. Hor.

Longo sed proximus intervallo—Next, with a long interval between. Virg.

Longum iter est per præcepta, breve et efficax per exempla—The road to learning by precept is long, by example short and effectual. Sen.

Look above you, and then look about you. Pr.

Look, as I blow this feather from my face, / And 45 as the air blows it to me again / ... Commanded always by the greater gust; / Such is the lightness of you common men. 3 Henry VI., iii. 1.

Look at home, father priest, mother priest; your church is a hundredfold heavier responsibility than mine can be. Your priesthood is from God's own hands. Ward Beecher.

Look at paintings and fightings from a distance. Pr.

Look at the bright side of a failure as well as the dark. Anon.

Look at your own corn in May, / And you'll come weeping away. Pr.