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

Bon accord—Good harmony. M.

Bonæ leges malis ex moribus procreantur—Good 15 laws grow out of evil acts. Macrob.

Bona fide—In good faith; in reality.

Bona malis paria non sunt, etiam pari numero; nec lætitia ulla minimo mœrore pensanda—The blessings of life do not equal its ills, even when of equal number; nor can any pleasure, however incense, compensate for even the slightest pain. Pliny.

Bona nemini hora est, ut non alicui sit mala—There is no hour good for one man that is not bad for another. Pub. Syr.

Bonarum rerum consuetudo est pessima—Nothing can be worse than being accustomed to good things. Pub. Syr.

Bona vacantia—Goods that have no owner. L. 20

Bon avocat, mauvais voisin—A good lawyer is a bad neighbour. Fr. Pr.

Bon bourgeois—A substantial citizen. Fr.

Bon chien chasse de race—A good dog hunts from pure instinct. Fr. Pr.