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 more of the solid there is in a man, the less does he act the balloon. Spurgeon.

The more powerful the obstacle, the more 20 glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honour which set off virtue. Molière.

The more profound the thought, the more burdensome. Emerson.

The more riches a fool has, the greater fool he is. Anon.

The more sand has escaped from the hour-glass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Jean Paul.

The more sinful a man feels himself, the more Christian he is. Novalis.

The more the soul admires, the more it is 25 exalted. Mme. de Krudener.

The more thou feelest thyself to be a man, so much the more dost thou resemble the gods. Goethe.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. Hazlitt.

The more we have read, the more we have learned, the more we have meditated, the better conditioned we are to affirm that we know nothing. Voltaire.