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

Borgen thut nur einmal wohl—Borrowing does well only once. Ger. Pr.

Born to excel and to command! Congreve.

Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. Cic.

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending on interest is not much better than stealing. Lessing.

Bos alienus subinde prospectat foras—A strange 10 ox every now and then turns its eyes wistfully to the door. Pr.

Böser Brunnen, da man Wasser muss eintragen—It is a bad well into which you must pour water. Ger. Pr.

Böser Pfennig kommt immer wieder—A bad penny always comes back again. Ger. Pr.

Bos in lingua—He has an ox on his tongue, i.e., a bribe to keep silent, certain coins in Athens being stamped with an ox. Pr.

Bos lassus fortius figit pedem—The tired ox plants his foot more firmly. Pr.

Botschaft hör' ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der 15 Glaube—I hear the message indeed, but I want the faith. Goethe's "Faust."