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

Nought can be gained by a Sabbath profaned. Saying.

Nought else there is / But that weird beat of Time, which doth disjoin / To-day from Hellas. Lewis Morris.

Nought is so vile that on the earth doth live, / But to the earth some special good doth give; / Nor aught so good, but, strain'd from that fair use, / Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse. Rom. and Jul., ii. 3.

Nought so stockish, hard, and full of rage, / But music for the time doth change its nature. Mer. of Venice, v. 1.

Nought treads so silent as the foot of time. Young.

Nourri dans le sérail, j'en connais les détours—Brought up in the seraglio, I know all its sinuosities. Racine.

Nous avons changé tout cela—We have changed 5 all that. Molière.

Nous avons tous assez de force pour supporter les maux d'autrui—We all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes of others. La Roche.

Nous dansons sur un volcan—We are dancing on a volcano. M. de Salvandy, just prior to the July Revolution of 1830.

Nous désirerions peu de choses avec ardeur, si nous connaissions parfaitement ce que nous désirons—We should desire few things with eagerness if we well knew the worth of what we are striving for. La Roche.