Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.
77 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Quid tam dextro pede concipis ut te conatus non pœniteat votique peracti? What is there that you enter upon so favorably as not to repent of the undertaking and the accomplishment of your wish?— filed under Action
Stemmata quid faciunt, quid prodest, Pontice, longo, Sanguine censeri pictosque ostendere vultus. Of what use are pedigrees, or to be thought of noble blood, or the display of family portraits, O Ponticus?— filed under Ancestry
Nequeo monstrare et sentio tantum. I only feel, but want the power to paint.— filed under Art
Quicquid agunt homines, votum, timor, ira, voluptas, gaudia, discursus, nostri est farrago libelli. The doings of men, their prayers, fear, wrath, pleasure, delights, and recreations, are the subject of this book. S.— filed under Books
Nil dictu fœdum visuque hæc limina tangat Intra quæ puer est. Let nothing foul to either eye or ear reach those doors within which dwells a boy.— filed under Childhood
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within.— filed under Conscience
Exemplo quodcumque malo committitur, ipsi Displicet auctori. Every crime will bring remorse to the man who committed it.— filed under Crime
Multi committunt eadem diverso crimina fato; Ille crucem sceleris pretium tulit, hic diadema. Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.— filed under Crime
Nam scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum, Facti crimen habet. For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed.— filed under Crime
Se judice, nemo nocens absolvitur. By his own verdict no guilty man was ever acquitted.— filed under Crime
Nemo repente venit turpissimus. No one ever became very wicked all at once.— filed under Crime
Mors sola fatetur Quantula sint hominum corpuscula. Death alone discloses how insignificant are the puny bodies of men.— filed under Death
Fronti nulla fides. Trust not to outward show.— filed under Deceit
Nulla unquam de morte cunctatio longa est. When a man's life is at stake no delay is too long.— filed under Delay
Æstuat infelix angusto limite mundi. Unhappy man! He frets at the narrow limits of the world.— filed under Discontent
Magna inter molles concordia. There is great unanimity among the dissolute.— filed under Evil
Unde tibi frontem libertatemque parentis, Cum facias pejora senex? Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when you, though an old man, do worse things (than your child)?— filed under Example
Miserum est aliorum incumbere famæ. It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.— filed under Fame
Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat Sermonem indocti, faciem deformis amici. The skilful class of flatterers praise the discourse of an ignorant friend and the face of a deformed one.— filed under Flattery
GODS (THE). Nam pro jucundis aptissima quæque dabunt Carior est illis homo quam sibi. For the gods, instead of what is most pleasing, will give what is most proper. Man is dearer to them than he is to himself.— filed under God
Rari quippe boni: numero vix sunt totidem quot Thebarum portæ, vel divitis ostia Nili. The good, alas! are few: they are scarcely as many as the gates of Thebes or the mouths of the Nile.— filed under Goodness
Ponamus nimios gemitûs: flagrantior æquo Non debet dolor esse viri, nec vulnere major. Let us moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion to the blow he has received.— filed under Grief
Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se Crimen habet, quanto major qui peccat habetur. Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to the rank of the offender.— filed under Guilt
Summum crede nefas, animum præferre pudori, Et propter vitam vivendi perdere causas. Believe it to be the greatest of all infamies, to prefer your existence to your honor, and for the sake of life to lose every inducement to live.— filed under Honor
S. Pope's trans. For He, who gave this vast machine to roll, Breathed Life in them, in us a Reasoning Soul; That kindred feelings might our state improve, And mutual wants conduct to mutual love.— filed under Humanity
Malorum. II. 28. Bona summa putes, aliena vivere quadra. To eat at another's table is your ambition's height.— filed under Hunger
Græculus esuriens in cœlum, jusseris, ibit. Bid the hungry Greek go to heaven, he will go.— filed under Hunger
Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. The verdict acquits the raven, but condemns the dove.— filed under Injustice
E cœlo descendit nosce te ipsum. This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.— filed under Labor
Nosse velint omnes, mercedem solvere nemo. All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price. S.— filed under Learning
Natio comœda est. All the world's a stage.— filed under Life
Festinat enim decurrere velox Flosculus angustæ miseræque brevissima vitæ Portio; dum bibimus dum serta unguenta puellas Poscimus obrepit non intellecta senectus. The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies fast away. While we are calling for flowers and wine and women, old age is upon us.— filed under Life
Ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris. Money lost is bewailed with unfeigned tears.— filed under Money
Quantum quisque suâ nummorum condit in arcâ, Tantum habet et fidei. Every man's credit is proportioned to the money which he has in his chest.— filed under Money
Subjects. Calvinism. Fond man! though all the heroes of your line Bedeck your halls, and round your galleries shine In proud display; yet take this truth from me- Virtue alone is true nobility!— filed under Nobility
Sævis inter se convenit ursis. Savage bears keep at peace with one another.— filed under Peace
Facit indignatio versum. Indignation produces the verse.— filed under Poetry
Johnson. 1777. O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind.— filed under Poverty
Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator. The traveler without money will sing before the robber.— filed under Power
Cum furor haud dubius, cum sit manifesta phrenesis Ut locuples moriaris, egentis vivere fato. It is unmistakable madness to live in poverty only to die rich.— filed under Power
Haud facile emergunt quorum virtutibus obstat Res angusta domi. They do not easily rise whose abilities are repressed by poverty at home.— filed under Power
Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se Quam quod ridiculos homines facit. Cheerless poverty has no harder trial than this, that it makes men the subject of ridicule.— filed under Power
Et qui nolunt occidere quemquam Posse volunt. Those who do not wish to kill any one, wish they had the power.— filed under Power
Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano. Our prayers should be for a sound mind in a healthy body.— filed under Prayer
Nullum numen habes si sit prudentia. One has no protecting power save prudence.— filed under Prudence
Gestis Alexandri Magni. IV. 14. 19. Hoc volo, sic jubeo, sit pro ratione voluntas. I will it, I so order, let my will stand for a reason.— filed under Reason
At vindicta bonum vita jucundius ipsa nempe hoc indocti. Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.— filed under Revenge
Difficile est satiram non scribere. It is difficult not to write satire.— filed under Satire
And there's a lust in man no charm can tame Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame; On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but borne to die.— filed under Scandal
Esto, ut nunc multi, dives tibi pauper amicis. Be, as many now are, luxurious to yourself, parsimonious to your friends.— filed under Selfishness
Pope's trans. And there's a lust in man no charm can tame Of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame; On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, While virtuous actions are but born and die.— filed under Shame
Omnia Græcè! Cum sit turpe magis nostris nescire Latinè. Everything is Greek, when it is more shameful to be ignorant of Latin.— filed under Shame
Rarus sermo illis et magna libido tacendi. Their conversation was brief, and their desire was to be silent.— filed under Silence
Lingua mali pars pessima servi. The tongue is the vile slave's vilest part.— filed under Speech
Quid violentius aure tyranni? What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?— filed under Tyranny
Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus. Virtue is the only and true nobility.— filed under Virtue
VIII. 20. Probitas laudatur et alget. Virtue is praised and freezes.— filed under Virtue
Semita certe Tranquillæ per virtutem patet unica vitæ. The only path to a tranquil life is through virtue.— filed under Virtue
Tanto major famæ sitis est quam Virtutis: quis enim virtutem amplectitur ipsam Præmia si tollas. The thirst for fame is much greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its rewards?— filed under Virtue
Victrix fortunæ sapientia. Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune.— filed under Wisdom
Nulla fere causa est, in quâ non fœmina litem. There are few disputes in life, which do not originate with a woman.— filed under Woman
Tenet insanabile multo Scribendi cacoëthes, et ægro in corde senescit. An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts.— filed under Youth
Nunquam aliud Natura aliud Sapientia dicit. Nature never says one thing, Wisdom another.— filed under Agreement
Rara est adeo concordia formæ Atque pudicitiæ. Rare is the union of beauty and purity. P.— filed under Agreement
II. 111. Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit. The love of pelf increases with the pelf.— filed under Beginnings
Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio cæci propter patrimonia vivunt. Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them; for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.— filed under Beginnings
Ducimus autem Hos quoque felices, qui ferre incommoda vitæ, Nec jactare jugum vitâ didicere magistrâ. We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them.— filed under Fortitude
Dociles imitandis Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus. We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved.— filed under Imitation
I demens! et sævas curre per Alpes, Ut pueris placeas et declamatio fias. Go, madman! rush over the wildest Alps, that you may please children and be made the subject of declamation.— filed under Insult
Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo. A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.— filed under Rarity
Rara avis in terris. A rare bird on earth.— filed under Rarity
Minuti Semper et infirmi est animi exiguique voluptas Ultio. Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.— filed under Riches
Dives fieri qui vult Et cito vult fieri. He who wishes to become rich wishes to become so immediately. S.— filed under Riches
Misera est magni custodia census. The care of a large estate is an unpleasant thing.— filed under Riches
Rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illâ Fortuna. Common sense among men of fortune is rare.— filed under Riches
Atque utinam his potius nugis tota illa dedisset Tempora sævitiæ. Would to heaven he had given up to trifles like these all the time which he devoted to cruelty.— filed under Xxiv