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

A good name is sooner lost than won. Pr. 50

A good presence is a letter of recommendation. Pr.

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. Willmott.

A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him. Lord Herbert of Cherbury.

A good road and a wise traveller are two different things. Pr.

A good solid bit of work lasts. George Eliot. 55

A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. Pr.

A good thought is a great boon. Bovee.

A good wife and health are a man's best wealth. Pr.

A gorge déployée—With full throat. Fr.