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

Brevity is the body and soul of wit. Jean Paul.

Brevity is the soul of wit. Ham., iii. 2.

Bric-à-brac—Articles of vertu or curiosity. Fr.

Bricht ein Ring, so bricht die ganze Katte—A link broken, the whole chain broken. Ger. Pr.

Brief as the lightning in the collied night, / 40 That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, / And ere a man hath power to say, "Behold!" / The jaws of darkness do devour it up. Mid. N.'s Dream, i. 1.

Briefe gehören unter die wichtigsten Denkmäler die der einzelne Mensch hinterlassen kann—Letters are among the most significant memorials a man can leave behind him. Goethe.

Briller par son absence—To be conspicuous by its absence. Fr.

Bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave. Bible.

Bring forth men-children only! / For thy undaunted mettle should compose / Nothing but males. Macb., i. 7.

Broad thongs may be cut from other people's 45 leather. It. Pr.