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

Pigs grunt about everything and nothing. Pr.

Pigs when they fly go tail first. Pr. 40

Pikes are caught when little fish go by. R. Southwell.

Pillen muss man schlingen, nicht kauen—Pills must be swallowed, not chewed. Ger. Pr.

Pin thy faith to no man's sleeve; hast thou not two eyes of thy own? Carlyle.

Pinguis venter non gignit sensum tenuem—A fat paunch does not produce fine sense. St. Jerome, from the Greek.

Pis-aller—A last shift. Fr. 45

Pitch a lucky man into the Nile and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. Arab. Pr.

Pitch thy behaviour low, thy projects high; / So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be. George Herbert.

Pith's gude at a' play but threadin' o' needles. Sc. Pr.