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

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine—Grant them eternal rest, O Lord.

Requiescat in pace—Let him rest in peace.

Rerum cognitio vera, e rebus ipsis est—The true knowledge of things is from the things themselves. Scaliger.

Res amicos invenit—Money finds friends. Plaut. 15

Res angusta domi—Straitened circumstances at home. Juv.

Res est blanda canor; discant cantare puellæ—Singing is a charming accomplishment: let girls learn to sing. Ovid.

Res est ingeniosa dare—To give requires good sense. Ovid.

Res est sacra miser—A man overwhelmed by misfortune is a sacred object. Sen.

Res est solliciti plena timoris amor—Love is 20 full of anxious fears. Ovid.

Res gestæ—Exploits; transactions.