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

Emotion, not thought, is the sphere of music; and emotion quite as often precedes as follows thought. H. R. Haweis.

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. John Sterling.

[Greek: Emou thanontos gaia michthêtô pyri]—When I 35 am dead the earth will be mingled with fire. Anon.

Empfindliche Ohren sind, bei Mädchen so gut als bei Pferden, gute Gesundheitszeichen—In maidens as well as in horses, sensitive ears are signs of good health. Jean Paul.

Empires and nations flourish and decay, / By turns command, and in their turns obey. Ovid.

Empires are only sandhills in the hour-glass of Time; they crumble spontaneously by the process of their own growth. Draper.

Empires flourish till they become commercial, and then they are scattered abroad to the four winds. Wm. Blake.

Empirical sciences prosecuted simply for their 40 own sake, and without a philosophic tendency, resemble a face without eyes. Schopenhauer.

Employment and hardships prevent melancholy. Johnson.

Employment gives health, sobriety, and morals. D. Webster.