Dictum factum—No sooner said than done. Ter.
Dictum sapienti sat est—A word to a wise man is enough. Plaut. and Ter.
Did charity prevail, the press would prove / A 40 vehicle of virtue, truth, and love. Cowper.
Did I know that my heart was bound to temporal possessions, I would throw the flaming brand among them with my own hand. Schiller.
"Did I not tell you that after thunder rain would be sure to come on?" Socrates to his friends when, after a volley of upbraidings, Xantippe threw a jugful of water at his head.
Didst thou but know the inly touch of love, / Thou wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snow, / As seek to quench the fire of love with words. Two Gen. of Ver., ii. 7.
Did you ever hear of Captain Wattle? / He was all for love and a little for the bottle. C. Dibden.
Die Aemter sind Gottes; die Amtleute Teufels—Places 45 are God's; place-holders are the devil's. Ger. Pr.
Die alleinige Quelle des Rechts ist das gemeinsame Bewusstsein des ganzen Volks; der allgemeine Geist—The only fountain of justice is the common consciousness of the whole people; the spirit common to all of them. Lasalle.
Die Alten sind die einzigen Alten, die nie alt werden—The ancients (i.e., the Greeks and Romans) are the only ancients that never grow old. C. J. Weber.