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

Many a genius has been of slow growth. Oaks, that flourish for a thousand years, do not spring up into beauty like a reed. G. H. Lewis.

Many a good cow hath a bad calf. Pr. 20

Many a good drop of broth may come out of an old pot. Pr.

Many a good father hath but a bad son. Pr.

Many a hand moulded by Nature to give elegance of form to a kid glove is "stinted of its fair proportion" by grubbing toil. S. Lover.

Many a man is mad in certain instances, and goes through life without having perceived it. Johnson.

Many a man settleth more by an inch of his 25 will than by an ell of his thrift. Pr.

Many a man's vices have at first been nothing worse than good qualities run wild. Hare.

Many a meandering discourse one hears, in which the preacher aims at nothing, and—hits it. Whately.

Many a one is good because he can do no mischief. Pr.