Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Ecclesiastes v. 12.

A good name is better than precious ointment.

Ecclesiastes vii. 1.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting.

Ecclesiastes vii. 2.

As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool.

Ecclesiastes vii. 6.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

Ecclesiastes vii. 14.

Be not righteous overmuch.