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

The even-flow of constant cheerfulness 10 strengthens; while great excitements, driving us with fierce speed, both wreck the ship and end often in explosions. Ward Beecher.

The evening brings a' hame. Sc. Pr.

The evil that goeth out of thy mouth flieth into thy bosom. Pr.

The evil that men do lives after them; / The good is oft interréd with their bones. Jul. Cæs., viii. 2.

The evil wound is cured, but not the evil name. Pr.

The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it 15 baes, will never answer a calf when it bleats. Much Ado, iii. 3.

The exacting a grateful acknowledgment is demanding a debt by which the creditor is not advantaged and the debtor pays with reluctance. Goldsmith.

The example of good men is visible philosophy. Pr.

The excellent is rarely found, more rarely valued. Goethe.

The exception proves the rule. Pr.