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

Peggior della morte è il turpe riposo—Worse than death is shameful repose. Niccolo Tommaseo.

Peine forte et dure—Heavy and severe punishment (specially that of putting heavy weights on prisoners who refused to plead).

Pelt all dogs that bark, and you will need many stones. Pr.

[Greek: pêm' epi pêmati]—Evil on the top of evil.

Pence well-spent are better than pence ill-spared. 35 Pr.

Pendente lite—While the suit is pending.

Pendre la crémaillère—To give a house-warming. Fr.

Penetration has an air of divination; it pleases our vanity more than any other quality of the mind. La Roche.

Penitus toto divisos orbe Britannos—The Britons, quite sundered from all the world. Virg.

Penny goes after penny, / Till Peter hasn't 40 any. Pr.