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 lie should be trampled on and extinguished wherever found. Carlyle.

A lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright / But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight. Tennyson.

A life that is worth writing at all is worth 30 writing minutely. Longfellow.

A light heart lives long. Pr.

Alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem—Some do the sowing, others the reaping.

Aliis lætus, sapiens sibi—Cheerful for others, wise for himself. Pr.

A l'impossible nul n'est tenu—No one can be held bound to do what is impossible. Fr. Pr.

A l'improviste—Unawares. Fr. 35

Aliorum medicus, ipse ulceribus scates—A physician to others, while you yourself are full of ulcers.

Alio sub sole—Under another sky (lit. sun).