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

Bezwingt des Herzens Bitterkeit. Es bringt / 5 Nicht gute Frucht, wenn Hass dem Hass begegnet—Control the heart's bitterness. Nothing good comes of returning hatred for hatred. Schiller.

Bibula charta—Blotting-paper.

Bien dire fait rire; bien faire fait taire—Saying well makes us laugh; doing well makes us silent. Fr. Pr.

Bien est larron qui larron dérobe—He is a thief with a witness who robs another. Fr. Pr.

Bien nourri et mal appris—Well fed but ill taught. Fr. Pr.

Bien perdu bien connu—We know the worth of 10 a thing when we have lost it. Fr.

Bien predica quien bien vive—He preaches well who lives well. Sp. Pr.

Bien sabe el asno en cuya cara rabozna—The ass knows well in whose face he brays. Sp. Pr.

Bien sabe el sabio que no sabe, el nescio piensa que sabe—The wise man knows well that he does not know; the ignorant man thinks he knows. Sp. Pr.

Bien sabe la vulpeja con quien trebeja—The fox knows well with whom he plays tricks. Sp. Pr.