Difficulty, abnegation, martyrdom, death, are the allurements that act on the heart of man. Kindle the inner genial life of him, you have a flame that burns up all lower considerations. Carlyle.
Diffugiunt, cadis / Cum fæce siccatis, amici, / Ferre jugum pariter dolosi—When the wine-casks are drained to the lees, our friends soon disperse, too faithless to bear as well the yoke of misfortune. Hor.
Diffused knowledge immortalises itself. Sir J. 5 Macintosh.
Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid.
Dignity consists not in possessing honours, but in deserving them. Arist.
Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things. Whipple.
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as dignity of carriage. Bovee.
Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori—The 10 Muse takes care that the man who is worthy of honour does not die. Hor.
Digressions in a book are like foreign troops in a state, which argue the nation to want a heart and hands of its own; and often either subdue the natives, or drive them into the most unfruitful corners. Swift.
Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading. Sterne.