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.
35 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Adversæ res admonent religionum. Adversity reminds men of religion.— filed under Adversity
Famæ ac fidei damna majora sunt quam quæ æstimari possunt. than can be estimated.— filed under Character
Ex magno certamine magnas excitari ferme iras. Great contests generally excite great animosities.— filed under Contention
In rebus asperis et tenui spe fortissima Omnia mors æquat. quæque consilia tutissima sunt. In great straits and when hope is small, . the boldest counsels are the safest.— filed under Daring
S. A proximis quisque minime anteiri vult. No man likes to be surpassed by those of reprehensa proverbio est. his own level.— filed under Envy
Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere. Envy, like fire, soars upward.— filed under Envy
Fere fit malum malo aptissimum. Evil is fittest to consort with evil.— filed under Evil
Notissimum quodque malum maxime tolerabile. The best known evil is the most tolerable. C.— filed under Evil
Stultorum eventus magister est. Experience is the teacher of fools.— filed under Experience
Major ignotarum rerum est terror. Apprehensions are greater in proportion as things are unknown. U.— filed under Fear
Barbaris ex fortunâ pendet fides. The fidelity of barbarians depends on fortune.— filed under Fidelity
Parvis mobilis rebus animus muliebris. A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts.— filed under Gifts
Bonum necessarium extra terminos necessitatis non est bonum. Necessary good is not good beyond the bonds of necessity. Law Maxim. Begnius homines bona quam mala sentiunt. Men have less lively perception of good than of evil.— filed under Goodness
Ingenia humana sunt ad suam cuique levandam culpam nimio plus facunda. Men's minds are too ingenious in palliating guilt in themselves.— filed under Guilt
Quod pulcherrimum idem tutissimum est. What is honorable is also safest.— filed under Honor
Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus. Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans.— filed under Man
Luat in corpore, qui non habet in ære. Who can not pay with money, must pay with his body. Law Maxim. Nec quicquam acrius quam pecuniæ damnum stimulat. Nothing stings more deeply than the loss of money.— filed under Money
C. Necessitas ultimum et maximum telum est. Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.— filed under Necessity
4. 45. Nihil enim in speciem fallacius est quam prava religio. Nothing is more deceitful in appearance than false religion.— filed under Religion
Næ simul pudere quod non oportet cœperit; quod oportet non pudebit. As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought.— filed under Shame
Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniæ vel frugalitatis. The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.— filed under Shame
Minimis etiam rebus prava religio inserit deos. A foolish superstition introduces the influences of the gods even in the smallest matters.— filed under Superstition
15. Ipsa se fraus, etiamsi initio cautior fuerit, detegit. Treachery, though at first very cautious, in the end betrays itself.— filed under Treason
Nullum scelus rationem habet. No wickedness has any ground of reason.— filed under Wickedness
Consilia callida et audacia primâ specie læta, tractatu dura, eventu tristia sunt. Hasty and adventurous schemes are at first view flattering, in execution difficult, and in the issue disastrous.— filed under Business
Vulnera nisi tacta tractataque sanari non possunt. Wounds cannot be cured unless they are probed.— filed under Cure
Ex parvis sæpe magnarum momenta rerum pendent. Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.— filed under Events
Maximæ cuique fortunæ minime credendum est. The least reliance can be placed even on the most exalted fortune.— filed under Lix
Non temere incerta casuum reputat, quem fortuna numquam decepit. He whom fortune has never deceived, rarely considers the uncertainty of human events.— filed under Lix
Raro simul hominibus bonam fortunam bonamque mentem dari. Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.— filed under Lix
Ad quæstionem juris respondeant judices ad quæstionem facti respondeant juratores. Let the judges answer to the question of law, and the jurors to the matter of fact. Law Maxim. Aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa. No man should be judge in his own case. Law Maxim. Hominem improbum non accusari tutius est quam absolvi. It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.— filed under Lxxxiii
Non semper temeritas est felix. Rashness is not always fortunate.— filed under Rashness
Facile est momento quo quis velit, cedere possessione magnæ fortunæ; facere et parare eam, difficile atque arduum est. It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous.— filed under Riches
Veritatem laborare nimis sæpe, aiunt, extingui nunquam. It is said that truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished. и.— filed under Xxvi
Graviora quæ patiantur videntur jam hominibus quam quæ metuant. Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.— filed under Unhappiness