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

Sunrise is often lovelier than noon. Carlyle. 45

Sunt bona mixta malis, sunt mala mixta bonis—Good is mixed with evil, and evil with good.

Sunt bona, sunt quædam mediocria, sunt mala plura / Quæ legis—Of those which you read, some are good, some middling, and more are bad. Mart., of books.

Sunt delicta tamen, quibus ignovisse velimus—There are some faults, however, which we are willing to pardon. Hor.

Sunt Jovis omnia plena—All things are full of the Deity. Virg.

Sunt lacrymæ rerum, et mentem mortalia tangunt—Tears 50 are due to misfortune, and mortal woes touch the heart. Virg.

Sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant—Boys are boys, and boys occupy themselves with boyish things.

Sunt superis sua jura—Even the gods above are subject to law. Ovid.

Suo Marte—By his own prowess. Cic.

Super subjectam materiam—Upon the matter submitted. L.