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

Non est ad astra mollis a terris via—The road from the earth to the stars is not a soft one. Sen.

Non est bonum ludere cum Diis—It is not good to trifle with the gods. Pr.

Non est de pastu omnium quæstio, sed de lana—It is a matter not of feeding the sheep, but fleecing them (lit. of wool). Pius II.

Non est de sacco tanta farina tuo—So much meal cannot have come from your own sack. Pr.

Non est ejusdem et multa et opportuna dicere—The 35 same person will not both talk much and to the purpose. Pr.

Non est jocus esse malignum—There is no joking where there is spite. Hor.

Non est nostri ingenii—It is not within my range of ability. Cic.

Non est vivere, sed valere, vita—Not to live, but to be healthy is life. Mart.

Non exercitus, neque thesauri, præsidia regni sunt, verum amici—Neither armies nor treasures are the safeguards of a state, but friends. Sall.

Non fa buon mangiar cireggie con signori—It 40 is not good to eat cherries with great persons. It. Pr.