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

Sapere aude—Dare to be wise. M.

Sapere isthac ætate oportet, qui sunt capite candido—They who have grey heads are old enough to be wise. Plaut.

Sapiens dominabitur astris—A wise man will 30 lord it over the stars. Pr.

Sapiens nihil facit invitus, nihil dolens, nihil coactus—A wise man does nothing against his will, nothing with repining or under coercion. Cic.

Sapiens qui prospicit—He is wise who looks ahead. M.

Sapientem pascere barbam—To cultivate a philosophic beard. Hor.

Sapienti sat—Enough for a wise man. Plaut.

Sapientissimus in septem—The wisest of the 35 seven, viz., Thales. Cic.

Sapientum octavus—The eighth of the wise men. Hor.

Sapping a solemn creed with solemn sneer. Byron.