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 loftier the building the deeper must the foundation be laid. Thomas à Kempis.

The loftiest mortal loves and seeks the same sort of things with the meanest, only from higher grounds and by higher paths. Jean Paul.

The loftiest of our race are those who have 30 had the profoundest grief, because they have had the profoundest sympathies. Henry Giles.

The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming. Schopenhauer.

The longer life the more offence, / The more offence the greater pain, / The greater pain the less defence, / The less defence the lesser gain. Sir T. Wyatt.

The longer we live and the more we think, the higher value we learn to put on the friendship and tenderness of parents and of friends. Johnson.

The longer you read the Bible the more you will like it. Romaine.

The longest day soon comes to an end. Pr. 35

The longest life is scarcely longer than the shortest, if we think of the eternity that encircles both. Carlyle.

The longest wave is quickly lost in the sea. Emerson.