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 little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Bacon.

A little spark maks muckle wark. Sc. Pr.

Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo—Evil is nourished 50 and grows by concealment. Virg.

Aliud est celare, aliud tacere—To conceal is one thing, to say nothing is another. L. Max.

Aliud et idem—Another and the same.

Aliud legunt pueri, aliud viri, aliud senes—Boys read books one way, men another, old men another. Ter.

A living dog is better than a dead lion. Pr.

Alle anderen Dinge müssen; der Mensch ist 55 das Wesen, welches will—All other things must; man is the only creature who wills. Schiller.

Alle Frachten lichten, sagte der Schiffer, da warf er seine Frau über Bord—All freights lighten, said the skipper, as he threw his wife into the sea. Ger. Pr.

Allegans contraria non est audiendus—No one is to be heard whose evidence is contradictory. L. Max.