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21 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Consilia qui dant prava cautis hominibus, Et perdunt operam et deridentur turpiter. Those who give bad advice to the prudent, both lose their pains and are laughed to scorn.— filed under Advice
Amittit merito proprium qui alienum appetit. He deservedly loses his own property, who covets that of another.— filed under Covetousness
Verum est aviditas dives, et pauper pudor. True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.— filed under Covetousness
Habent insidias hominis blanditiæ mali. The smooth speeches of the wicked are full of treachery.— filed under Deceit
Abiturus illuc priores abierunt, Quid mente cæca torques spiritum? Tibi dico, avare. Since you go where all have gone before, why do you torment your disgraceful life with such mean ambitions, O miser?— filed under Envy
Id demum est homini turpe, quod meruit pati. That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.— filed under Envy
Qui se laudari gaudent verbis subdolis, Serâ dant pœnas turpes pœnitentiâ. They who delight to be flattered, pay for their folly by a late repentance.— filed under Flattery
Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria. Unless what we do is useful, our glory is vain.— filed under Glory
In principatu commutando civium Nil præter domini nomen mutant pauperes. In a change of government, the poor seldom change anything except the name of their master.— filed under Government
O quanta species cerebrum non habet! O that such beauty should be so devoid of understanding!— filed under Labor
1,129. Byron's trans. in Childe Harold. I. 82. Quicumque amisit dignitatem pristinam Ignavis etiam jocus est in casu gravi. Whoever has fallen from his former high estate is in his calamity the scorn even of the base.— filed under Misfortune
Sua quisque exempla debet æquo animo pati. Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.— filed under Patience
Inops, potentem dum vult imitari, perit. The poor trying to imitate the powerful, perish.— filed under Power
S. Hac re videre nostra mala non possumus; Alii simul delinquunt, censores sumus. Hence we can not see our own faults; when others transgress, we become censors.— filed under Selfishness
Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est. It is a sin for a plebeian to grumble in public.— filed under Sin
Dominum videre plurimum in rebus suis. The master looks sharpest to his own business.— filed under Business
Virtutis expers verbis jactans gloriam Ignotos fallit, notis est derisui. A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is a laughing-stock to those who know him.— filed under Cclxvii
Quid facies tibi, Injuriæ qui addideris contumeliam? What will thou do to thyself, who hast added insult to injury? U— filed under Insult
Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo. Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.— filed under Rashness
Opes invisæ merito sunt forti viro, Quia dives arca veram laudem intercipit. Riches are deservedly despised by a man of honor, because a well-stored chest intercepts the truth.— filed under Riches
Successus improborum plures allicit. The success of the wicked entices many more.— filed under Suffrage