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

Mögt ihr Stück für Stück bewitzeln, / Doch das Ganze zieht euch an—You may jeer at it bit by bit, yet the whole fascinates you. Goethe.

Moi, moi, dis je, et c'est assez—I, I, say I, and 10 that is enough. Corneille.

Moins on pense plus on parle—The less people think, the more they talk. Fr.

Moles and misers live in their graves. Pr.

Molesta et importuna salutantium frequentia—A troublesome and annoying crowd of visitors.

Molle meum levibus cor est violabile telis—My tender heart is vulnerable by his (Cupid's) light arrows. Ovid.

Mollis educatio nervos omnes et mentis et 15 corporis frangit—An effeminate education weakens all the powers both of mind and body. Quinct.

Mollissima corda / Humano generi dare se natura fatetur, / Quæ lachrymas dedit: hæc nostri pars optima sensus—Nature confesses that she gives the tenderest of hearts to the human race when she gave them tears. This is the best part of our sensations. Juv.

Mollissima tempora fandi—The most fitting moment for speaking, or addressing, one. Hor.

Molliter austerum studio fallente laborem—The interest in the pursuit gently beguiling the severity of the toil. Hor.