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38 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote, Seque, come il maestro fa il discente; Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi è nipote. Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.— filed under Beauty
O dignitosa coscienza e netta, Come t'è picciol fallo amaro morso. O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing wound thee sore!— filed under Conscience
Se tosto grazia risolva le schiume Di vostra conscienza, si che chiaro Per essa scenda della mente il fiume. So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience, that the river of thy thoughts may roll limpid thenceforth.— filed under Conscience
Che l'uso dei mortali è come fronda. In ramo, che sen va, ed altra viene. The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.— filed under Custom
O how far remov'd, Predestination! is thy foot from such As see not the First Cause entire and ye, O mortal men! be wary how ye judge: For we, who see the Maker, know not yet The number of the chosen; and esteem Such scantiness of knowledge our delight: For all our good is, in that primal good, Concentrate; and God's will and ours are one.— filed under Doctrine
Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata. Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.— filed under Doubt
L'anima mia gustava di quel cibo, Che saziando di sè, di sè s'asseta. My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while it satiates.— filed under Eating
Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono Le tre faville che hanno i cori accesi. Three sparks-pride, envy, and avaricehave been kindled in all hearts.— filed under Experience
Tu proverai si come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com' è duro calle Lo scendere e'l salir per l'altrui scale. Thou shalt know by experience how salt the savor is of other's bread, and how sad a path it is to climb and descend another's stairs.— filed under Experience
(Supposed) Mistress. Not in mine eyes alone is Paradise.— filed under Eyes
43. La vostra nominanza é color d'erba, Che viene e va; e quei la discolora Per cui ell' esce della terra acerba. All your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies; because the sunny glow which brings it forth, soon slays with parching power.— filed under Fame
Parean l' occhiaje anella senza gemme. Their eyes seem'd rings from whence the gems were gone. *— filed under Fate
Non é il mondan romore altro che un fiato Di vento, che or vien quinci ed or vien quindi, E muta nome, perchè muta lato. The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind, that in the same direction lasts not long.— filed under Fate
No greater grief than to remember days Of joy, when misery is at hand.— filed under Grief
There is in hell a place stone-built throughout, Called Malebolge, of an iron hue, Like to the wall that circles it about.— filed under Hell
Hope. All hope abandon, ye who enter here.— filed under Hope
Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.— filed under Hope
Senza speme vivemo in desio. Still desiring, we live without hope. и.— filed under Hope
Cima di giudizio non s'avvalla. Justice does not descend from its pinnacle.— filed under Justice
Knowledge comes Of learning well retain'd, unfruitful else.— filed under Knowledge
III. 7. Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, Che la diritta via era smarrita. In the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray, Gone from the path direct.— filed under Life
Questo misero modo Tengon l' anime triste di coloro Che visser senza infamia e senza lodo. This sorrow weighs upon the melancholy souls of those who lived without infamy or praise.— filed under Life
O insensata cura dei mortali, Quanto son difettivi sillogismi Quei che ti fanno in basso batter l'ali! O mortal cares insensate, what small worth, In sooth, doth all those syllogisms fill, Which make you stoop your pinions to the earth!— filed under Memory
Nessun maggior dolore Che ricordarsi del tempo felice Nella miseria. No greater wo Can be than to remember happy days In misery.— filed under Memory
It was evening here, But upon earth the very noon of night. и.— filed under Midnight
Go forth and preach impostures to the world, But give them truth to build on.— filed under Occupations-Post
Necessità c'induce, e non diletto. It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.— filed under Opinion
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.— filed under Results
Maggior difetto men vergogna lava. Less shame a greater fault would palliate.— filed under Shame
Lo tuo ver dir m'incuora Buona umiltà e gran tumor m'appiani. The truth thy speech doth show, within my heart reproves the swelling pride.— filed under Speech
Che'l perder tempo a chi più sa più spiace. The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.— filed under Time
Vien dietro a me, e lascia dir le genti. Come, follow me, and leave the world to its babblings.— filed under Zeal
Sohn der Wildnis. II. 1. Amor, ch'al cor gentil ratto s'apprende. Love, that all gentle hearts so quickly know.— filed under Lying
Amor ch' a nullo amato amar perdona. Love, which insists that love shall mutual be.— filed under Lying
Questa lor tracotanza non è nuova. This audacity of theirs is not new.— filed under Audacity
IX. 303. Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti. Be steadfast as a tower, that doth not bend its stately summit to the tempest's shock.— filed under Firmness
Cio ch'io vedeva mi sembrava un riso Dell' universo. What I saw was equal ecstasy : One universal smile it seemed of all things.— filed under Chamfort
Il fornito Sempre con danno l'attender sofferse. It is always those who are ready who suffer in delays.— filed under Tardiness