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

Meekness is not weakness. Pr.

Meekness is the bridle of anger. Saying.

Meekness is the cherish'd bent / Of all the truly great and all the innocent. Wordsworth.

[Greek: Mega biblion mega kakon]—A great book is a 15 great evil. Callimachus.

Meglio amici da lontano che nemici d'appresso—Better be friends at a distance than enemies near each other. It. Pr.

Meglio solo che mal accompagnato—Better alone than in bad company. It. Pr.

Meglio tardi che mai—Better late than never. It. Pr.

Mehr Leute beten die aufgehende, als die untergehende Sonne an—More people pay homage to the rising than to the setting sun. Jean Paul.

Mehr Licht!—More light! Goethe's last words. (?) 20

Meikle crack fills nae sack. Sc. Pr.