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

[Greek: Autos epha]—He himself said it; ipse dixit. 20

Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetæ—Poets wish either to profit or to please. Hor.

Autrefois acquis—Acquitted before. Fr.

Aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportere—A man ought to be born either a king or a fool. Pr. in Sen.

Autre temps, autres mœurs—Other times, other fashions. Fr. Pr.

Aut vincere aut mori—Either to conquer or die. 25

Aut virtus nomen inane est, / Aut decus et pretium recte petit experiens vir—Either virtue is an empty name, or the man of enterprise justly aims at honour and reward. Hor.

Aux armes—To arms. Fr.

Aux grands maux les grands remèdes—Desperate maladies require desperate remedies. Fr. Pr.

Auxilium ab alto—Help from above. M.