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

Ut possedis—As you now are; as you possess.

Ut prosim—That I may benefit others. M.

Ut quimus, quando ut volumus non licet—As we can, when we cannot as we wish. Ter.

Ut quisque contemtissimus et ludibrio est, ita 25 solutæ linguæ est—The more despicable and ridiculous a man is, the readier he is with his tongue. Sen.

Ut ridentibus arrident, ita flentibus adflent, / Humani vultus—Human countenances, as they smile on those who smile, so they weep with those that weep. Hor.

Ut sæpe summa ingenia in occulto latent!—How often are men of the greatest genius lost in obscurity! Plaut.

Ut sementem feceris, ita et metes—As you have sown so shall you also reap. Cic.

Ut sunt humana, nihil est perpetuum—As human affairs go, nothing is everlasting. Plaut.

Ut sunt molles in calamitate mortalium animi!—How 30 weak are the hearts of mortals under calamity! Tac.

Ut supra—As mentioned above.