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

Daily life is more instructive than the most effective book. Goethe.

[Greek: daitos eïsês]—An equal diet. Hom.

[Greek: Dakry' adakrya]—Tearless tears. Eurip. 35

Dal detto al fatto v'è un gran tratto—From saying to doing is a long stride. It. Pr.

Da locum melioribus—Make way for your betters. Ter.

Dame donde me asiente, que yo me haré donde me acueste—Give where I may sit down, and I will make where I may lie down. Sp. Pr.

Dames quêteuses—Ladies who collect for the poor. Fr.

Dämmerung ist Menschenlos in jeder Beziehung—Twilight 40 (of dawn) is the lot of man in every relation. Feuchtersleben.

Damna minus consueta movent—Losses we are accustomed to, affect us little. Juv.

Damnant quod non intelligunt—They condemn what they do not understand. Quinct.