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17 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Ultima talis erit quæ mea prima fides. My last confidence will be like my first.— filed under Confidence
Non solum taurus ferit uncis cornibus hostem, Verum etiam instanti læsa repugnat ovis. Not only does the bull attack its foe with its crooked horns, but the injured sheep will fight its assailant.— filed under Covetousness
Omnibus a supremâ die eadem, quæ ante primum; nec magis a morte sensus ullus aut corpori aut animæ quam ante natalem. His last day places man in the same state as he was before he was born; nor after death has the body or soul any more feeling than they had before birth. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturalis. LVI. 1. Nec forma æternum, aut cuiquam est fortuna perennis. Longius, aut propius, mors sua quemque manet. Beauty is fading, nor is fortune stable; sooner or later death comes to all.— filed under Death
Optima mors parca quæ venit apta die. That death is best which comes appropriately at a ripe age.— filed under Death
trans. Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est. Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough.— filed under Failure
Omnia post obitum fingit majora vetustas: Majus ab exsequiis nomen in ora venit. Time magnifies everything after death; a man's fame is increased as it passes from mouth to mouth after his burial.— filed under Fame
Formosis levitas semper amica fuit. Fickleness has always befriended the beautiful.— filed under Fickleness
III. 452. Ingenio stat sine morte decus. The honors of genius are eternal.— filed under Genius
и. Magnum iter adscendo; sed dat mihi gloria vires. I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.— filed under Glory
Auro pulsa fides, auro venalia jura, Aurum lex sequitur, mox sine lege pudor. By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused; the law itself is influenced by gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint.— filed under Gold
Scilicet insano nemo in amore videt. Everybody in love is blind.— filed under Love
१. Natura vero nihil hominibus brevitate vitæ præstitit melius. Nature has given man no better thing than shortness of life. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturais. VII. 51. 3. Ut natura dedit, sic omnis recta figura. Every form as nature made it is correct. S.— filed under Music
Dum licet inter nos igitur lætemur amantes; Non satis est ullo tempore longus amor. Let us enjoy pleasure while we can; pleasure is never long enough.— filed under Pleasure
De mortuis nil nisi bonum. Concerning the dead nothing but good shall be spoken. Translated from PLUTARCH-Life of Solon. Absenti nemo ne nocuisse velit. Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.— filed under Speech
Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Shoemaker, stick to your last. Proverb quoted by PLINY the Elder- Historia Naturalis. XXXV. 10. 36. Quâ pote quisque in eâ conterat arte diem. Let every one engage in the business with which he is best acquainted.— filed under Business
Sunt aliquid Manes; letum non omnia finit. Luridaque evictos effugit umbra rogos. There is something beyond the grave; death does not put an end to everything, the dark shade escapes from the consumed pile.— filed under Generosity
Naturæ sequitur semina quisque suæ. Every one follows the inclinations of his own nature.— filed under Inclination