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

Quem res plus nimio delectavere secundæ, / Mutatæ quatient—The man whom prosperity too much delights will be most shocked by reverses. Hor.

Quem te Deus esse jussit—What God bade you be. M.

Quemcunque miserum videris, hominem scias—Whenever you behold a fellow-creature in distress, remember that he is a man. Sen.

Questi non hanno speranza di morte—These have not the hope to die. Dante.

Questioning is not the mode of conversation 10 among gentlemen. Johnson.

Quey (female) calfs are dear veal. Sc. Pr.

Qui a bruit de se lever matin peut dormir jusqu'à diner—He who has a name for rising in the morning may sleep till midday. Fr. Pr.

Qui a nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem—He who would eat the kernel must first crack the shell. Plaut.

Qui a vécu un seul jour a vécu un siècle—He who has lived a single day has lived an age. La Bruyère.

Qui a vu la cour, a vu du monde, ce qu'il y a 15 de plus beau, le plus spécieux, et le plus orné; qui méprise la cour après l'avoir vu méprise le monde—He who has seen the court has seen all this most beautiful, most specious, and best decorated in the world; and he who despises the court after having seen it despises the world. La Bruyère.