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

Suspense is worse than disappointment. Burns.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind; / The thief doth fear each bush an officer. 3 Hen. VI., v. 6.

Suspicion is a heavy armour, and with its own weight impedes more than protects. Byron.

Suspicion is no less an enemy to virtue than to 5 happiness. Johnson.

Suspicion is the bane of friendship. Petrarch.

Suspicion is very often a useless pain. Dr. Johnson.

Suspicion shall be all stuck full of eyes. 1 Hen. IV., v. 1.

Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds; they ever fly by twilight; they are to be repressed, or at the least well guarded, for they cloud the mind. Bacon.

Suspicions are nothing when a man is really 10 true, and every one should persevere in acting honestly, for all will be made right in time. Hans Andersen.

Süsser Wein giebt sauern Essig—Sweet wine yields sour vinegar. Ger. Pr.