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

Aliena negotia curo / Excussus propriis—I attend to other people's affairs, baffled with my own. Hor.

Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent—That which belongs to others pleases us most; that which belongs to us pleases others more. Pub. Syr.

Aliena opprobria sæpe / Absterrent vitiis—We 20 are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others. Hor.

Aliena optimum frui insania—It is best to profit by the madness of other people. Pr.

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus; a tergo nostra sunt—We keep the faults of others before our eyes; our own behind our backs. Sen.

Alieni appetens, sui profusus—Covetous of other men's property, prodigal of his own. Sall.

Alieni temporis flores—Flowers of other days.

Alieno in loco haud stabile regnum est—Sovereignty 25 over a foreign land is insecure. Sen.

Alieno more vivendum est mihi—I must live according to another's humour. Ter.

Alienos agros irrigas tuis sitientibus—You water the fields of others, while your own are parched. Pr.