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 hedge between, keeps friendship green. Pr. 20

Ah! il n'y a plus d'enfants—Ah! there are no children now-a-days! Mol.

Ah me! for aught that ever I could read ... / The course of true love never did run smooth. Mid. N.'s Dream, i. 1.

Ah me! how sweet this world is to the dying! Schiller.

A hook's well lost to catch a salmon. Pr.

A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse. 25 Rich. III., v. 4.

Ah! pour être dévot, je n'en suis pas moins homme—Though I am a religious man, I am not therefore the less a man. Mol.

Ah! quam dulce est meminisse—Ah! how sweet it is to remember! M.

Ah! that deceit should steal such gentle shapes / And with a virtuous visor hide deep vice. Rich. III., ii. 2.

A hundred years cannot repair a moment's loss of honour. Pr.