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

DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS.

A.

A' are guid lasses, but where do a' the ill wives come frae? Sc. Pr.

A' are no freens that speak us fair. Sc. Pr.

A aucun les biens viennent en dormant—Good things come to some while asleep. Fr. Pr.

Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia—The abuse of a thing is no argument against its use. L. Max.

Ab actu ad posse valet illatio—From what has 5 happened we may infer what may happen.

A bad beginning has a bad, or makes a worse, ending. Pr.

A bad dog never sees the wolf. Pr.

A bad thing is dear at any price. Pr.