Chaque demain apporte son pain-Every tomorrow supplies its own loaf. Fr. Pr. Chaque instant de la vie est un pas vers la mort-Each moment of life is one step nearer death. Corneille. Chaque médaille a son revers-Every medal has its reverse. Fr. Pr. Chaque potier vante sa pot-Every potter cracks up his own vessel. Fr. Pr. 5 Char-à-bancs-A pleasure car. Fr. Character gives splendour to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and grey hairs. Emer Charity begins at hame, but shouldna end there. Sc. Pr. 25 Charity begins at home. Pr. Charity draws down a blessing on the charitable. Le Sage. Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor. Ger. Pr. Charity is the scope of all God's commands. St. Chrysostom. Charity is the temple of which justice is the foundation, but you can't have the top without the bottom. Ruskin. 80 Charity shall cover the multitude of sins. St. Peter. Charm'd with the foolish whistling of a name. Cowley. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Pope. Charms which, like flowers, lie on the surface and always glitter, easily produce vanity; whereas other excellences, which lie deep like gold and are discovered with difficulty, leave their possessors modest and proud. Jean Paul. Charta non erubescit-A document does not blush. Pr. Chasse cousin-Bad wine, i.e., such as was given 35 to poor relations to drive them off. Fr. Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop-Drive out Nature, she is back on you in a trice. Fr. from Hor. Chaste as the icicle / That's curded by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian's temple. Coriolanus, v. 3. Chastise the good, and he will grow better; chastise the bad, and he will grow worse. It. Pr. Chastity is like an icicle; if it once melts, that's the last of it. Pr. Chastity is the band that holds together the 40 sheaf of all holy affections and duties. Vinet. Chastity, lost once, cannot be recalled; it goes Châteaux en Espagne. Castles in the air (lit. only once. Ovid. Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide-A scalded cat castles in Spain). Fr. dreads cold water. Fr. Pr. Cheapest is the dearest. Pr. Che dorme coi cani, si leva colle pulci-Those 45 who sleep with dogs will rise up with fleas. It. Pr. Cheerfulness is health; the opposite, melancholy, is disease. Haliburton. Cheerfulness is just as natural to the heart of a man in strong health as colour to his cheek. Ruskin. Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body. Addison. Dr. Horne. Cheerfulness is the daughter of employment. Cheerfulness is the heaven under which every-50 thing but poison thrives. Jean Paul. Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. Schopenhauer. Cheerfulness opens, like spring, all the blossoms of the inward man. Jean Paul. Cheese is gold in the morning, silver at midday, and lead at night. Ger. Pr. Chef de cuisine-A head-cook. Fr Chef-d'œuvre-A masterpiece. Fr. Chemin de fer-The iron way, the railway. Fr. Che ne può la gatta se la massaia è mattaHow can the cat help it if the maid is fool (enough to leave things in her way)? It. Pr. Che quegli è tra gli stolti bene abbasso, / Che senza distinzion afferma o niega, / Così nell' un, come nell' altro passo-He who without discrimination affirms or denies, ranks lowest among the foolish ones, and this in either case, i.e., in denying as well as affirming. Dante. Chercher à connaître, c'est chercher à douter -To seek to know is to seek occasion to doubt. Fr. Che sarà, sarà-What will be, will be. M. Chevalier d'industrie-One who lives by persevering fraud (lit. a knight of industry). Fr. 55 60 Chevaux de frise-A defence of spikes against cavalry. Fr. Chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancy. As You Like It, iv. 3. Chew the cud of politics. Swift. Chi altri giudica, sè condanna-Whoso judges others condemns himself. It. Pr. 5 Chi ama, crede-He who loves, believes. It. Pr. Chi ama, qual chi muore Non ha da gire al ciel dal mondo altr' ale-He who loves, as well as he who dies, needs no other wing by which to soar from earth to heaven. Michael Angelo. Chi ama, teme-He who loves, fears. It. Pr. Chi asino è, e cervo esser si crede, al saltar del fosso se n'avvede-He who is an ass and thinks he is a stag, will find his error when he has to leap a ditch. It. Pr. Chi compra ciò pagar non può, vende ciò che non vuole-He who buys what he cannot pay for, sells what he fain would not. It. Pr. 10 Chi compra ha bisogno di cent occhi-He who buys requires an hundred eyes It. Pr. Chi compra terra, compra guerra-Who buys land, buys war. It. Pr. Chi con l'occhio vede, di cuor crede-Seeing is believing (lit. he who sees with the eye believes with the heart). It. Pr. Chi da il suo inanzi morire s'apparecchia assai patire-He who gives of his wealth before dying, prepares himself to suffer much. It. Pr. Chi dinanzi mi pinge, di dietro mi tinge-He who paints me before, blackens me behind. Pr. It. 15 Chi due padroni ha da servire, ad uno ha da mentire-Whoso serves two masters must lie to one of them. It. Pr. Chi é causa del suo mal, pianga se stesso-He who is the cause of his own misfortunes may bewail them himself. It. Pr. Chi edifica, sua borsa purifica-He who builds clears his purse. It. Pr. Chien sur son fumier est hardi—A dog is bold on his own dunghill. Fr. Pr. Chi erra nelle decine, erra nelle migliaja-He who errs in the tens, errs in the thousands. Pr. It. 20 Chiesa libera in libero stato-A free church in a free state. Cavour. Chi fa il conto senza l'oste, gli convien farlo due volte-He who reckons without his host must reckon again. It. Pr. Chi fa quel ch' e' può, non fa mai bene-He who does all he can do never does well. It. Pr. Chi ha capo di cera non vada al sole-Let not him whose head is of wax walk in the sun. It. Pr. Chi ha danari da buttar via, metta gli operaj, e non vi stia-He who has money to squander, let him employ workmen and not stand by them. It. Pr. 25 Chi ha denti, non ha pane; e chi ha pane, non ha denti-He who has teeth is without bread, and he who has bread is without teeth. It. Pr. Chi ha, è-He who has, is. Chi ha l'amor nel petto, ha lo sprone a' fianchi -He who has love in his heart has spurs in his sides. It. Pr. Chi ha lingua in bocca, può andar per tuttoHe who has a tongue in his head can travel all the world over. It. Pr. Chi ha paura del diavolo, non fa roba-He who has a dread of the devil does not grow rich. It. Pr. Chi ha sanità è ricco, e non lo sa-He who has 30 good health is rich, and does not know it. It. Pr. Chi ha sospetto, di rado è in difetto-He who suspects is seldom at fault. It. Pr. Chi ha tempo, non aspetti tempo-He who has time, let him not wait for time. Childhood and youth see all the world in per sons. Emerson. Pr. Children and fools speak the truth. Pr. Children are certain sorrows, but uncertain joys. Dan. Pr. Children are the poor man's wealth. Dan. Pr. 45 Children are very nice observers, and they will often perceive your slightest defects. Fénélon. Children blessings seem, but torments are, / When young, our folly, and when old, our fear. Otway. Children generally hate to be idle; all the care is then that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them. Locke. Children have more need of models than of critics. Joubert. Children have scarcely any other fear than 50 that produced by strangeness. Jean Paul. Children, like dogs, have so sharp and fine a scent, that they detect and hunt out everything-the bad before all the rest. Goethe. Children of night, of indigestion bred. Churchill of dreams. Children of wealth or want, to each is given / One spot of green, and all the blue of heaven. Holmes. Children see in their parents the past, they again in their children the future; and if we find more love in parents for their children than in children for their parents, this is sad indeed, but natural. Who does not fondle his hopes more than his recollections? Cötvös. Children should have their times of being off 55 duty, like soldiers. Ruskin. Children should laugh, but not mock; and when they laugh, it should not be at the weaknesses and the faults of others. Ruskin. Children suck the mother when they are young, and the father when they are old. Pr. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. Bacon. Children tell in the highway what they hear by the fireside. Port. Pr. Children think not of what is past, nor what is to come, but enjoy the present time, which few of us do. La Bruyère. 5 Chi lingua ha, a Roma va-He who has a tongue may go to Rome, i.e., may go anywhere. It. Pr. Chi nasce bella, nasce maritata-She who is born a beauty is born married. It. Pr. Chi niente sa, di niente dubita-He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. It. Pr. Chi non dà fine al pensare, non dà principio al fare-He who is never done with thinking never gets the length of doing. It. Pr. Chi non ha cuore, abbia gambe-He who has no courage should have legs (to run). It. Pr. 10 Chi non ha, non è-He who has not, is not. It. Pr. Chi non ha piaghe, se ne fa-He who has no worries makes himself some. it. Pr. Chi non ha testa, abbia gambe-He who has no brains should have legs. It. Pr. Chi non istima vien stimato-To disregard is to win regard. It. Pr. Chi non puo fare come voglia, faccia come puo --He who cannot do as he would, must do as he can. It. Pr. 15 Chi non sa fingere, non sa vivere He that knows not how to dissemble knows not how to live. It. Pr. Chi non vede il fondo, non passi l'acqua-Who sees not the bottom, let him not attempt to wade the water. It. Pr. Chi non vuol servir ad un sol signor, a molto ha da servir-- He who will not serve one master will have to serve many. It. Pr. Chi offende, non perdona mai-He who offends you never forgives you. It. Pr. Chi offende scrive nella rena, chi è offeso nel marmo-He who offends writes on sand; he who is offended, on marble. It. Pr. 20 Chi parla semina, chi tace raccoglie - Who speaks, sows; who keeps silence, reaps. Pr. It. Chi piglia leone in assenza suol temer del topi in presenza-He who takes a lion far off will shudder at a mole close by. It. Pr. Chi piu sa, meno crede-Who knows most, believes least. It. Pr. Chi più sa, meno parla-Who knows most, says least. It. Pr. Chi sa la strada, puo andar di trotto-He who knows the road can go at a trot. It. Pr. 25 Chi sa poco presto lo dice-He who knows little quickly tells it. It. Pr. Chi serve al commune serve nessuno--He who serves the public serves no one. It. Pr. Chi si affoga, s'attaccherebbe a' rasoj-A drowning man would catch at razors. It. Pr. Chi si fa fango, il porco lo calpestra-He who makes himself dirt, the swine will tread on him. It. Pr. Chi si trova senz' amici, è come un corpo senz' anima-He who is without friends is like a body without a soul. It. Pr. Chi sta bene, non si muova-Let him who is 30 well off remain where he is. It. Pr. Chi tace confessa-Silence is confession. It. Pr. Chi t'ha offeso non ti perdonera mai-He who has offended you will never forgive you. It. Pr. Chi troppo abbraccia nulla stringe-He who grasps at too much holds fast nothing. It. Pr. Chi tutto vuole, tutto perde-Covet all, lose all. It. Pr. Chivalry was founded invariably by knights 35 who were content all their lives with their horse and armour and daily bread. Rusk n. Chi va piano, va sano, chi va sano va lontano -He who goes softly goes safely, and he who goes safely goes far. It. Pr. Chi va, vuole; chi manda, non se ha cura-He who goes himself, means it ; he who sends another does not care. It. Pr. Chi vuol dell' acqua chiara, vada alla fonte— He who wants the water pure must go to the spring-head. It. Pr. Chi vuol esser mal servito tenga assai famiglia -Let him who would be ill served keep plenty servants. It. Pr. Chi vuol il lavoro mal fatto, paghi innanzi 40 tratto If you wish your work ill done, pay beforehand. It. Pr. Chi vuol presto e ben, faccia da se-He who wishes a thing done quickly and well, must do it himself. It. Pr. Choose a good mother's daughter, though her Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. Custom will Choose an author as you choose a friend. Earl render it easy and agreeable. Pythagoras. father were the devil. Gael. Pr. of Roscommon. Choose thy speech. Gael. Pr. Choose your wife as you wish your children to be. Gael. Pr. Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure / Thrill Burns. the deepest notes of woe. Chose perdue, chose connue-A thing lost is a thing known, i.e., valued. Fr. Pr. Χωρὶς τό τ' εἰπεῖν πολλά καὶ τὰ καίρια 45 Volubility of speech and pertinency are sometimes very different things. Sophocles. Christen haben keine Nachbarn -- Christians 50 have no neighbours. Ger. Pr. Christianity has not yet penetrated into the whole heart of Jesus. Amiel. Christianity appeals to the noblest feelings of the human heart, and these are emotion and imagination. Shorthouse. Christianity has a might of its own; it is raised above all philosophy, and needs no support therefrom. Goethe. Christianity has made martyrdom sublime and sorrow triumphant. Chapin. Christianity is a religion that can make men 55 good, only if they are good already. Hegel. Christianity is salvation by the conversion of the will; humanism by the enlightenment of the mind. Amiel. Christianity is the apotheosis of grief, the marvellous transmutation of suffering into triumph, the death of death and the defeat of sin. Amiel. Napoleon. Christianity is the practical demonstration Circumstances? Christianity is the root of all democracy, the 5 Christianity teaches us to love our neighbour. Modern society acknowledges no neighbour. Disrae i. Christianity, which is always true to the heart, Christianity without the cross is nothing. W. Christians have burnt each other, quite per- Christ is not valued at all, unless He is valued above all. St. Augustine. 10 Christ left us not a system of logic, but a few Christmas comes but once a year. Pr. Christ's truth itself may yet be taught / With Churches are not built on Christ's principles, but on His tropes. Emerson. 15 Ci-devant-Former. Fr. Cieco è l'occhio, se l'animo è distratto-The eye Cineri gloria sera venit-Glory comes too late 20 Ciò che Dio vuole, io voglio-What God wills, I will. M. Ciò che si usa, non ha bisogno di scusa-That which is customary needs no excuse. It. Pr. Circles are prais'd, not that abound In largeness, but th' exactly round; So life we praise, that does excel,/ Not in much time, but acting well. Waller. Circles in water as they wider flow, / The less conspicuous in their progress grow, And when at last they trench upon the shore, / Distinction ceases, and they're view'd no more. Crabbe. Circles to square, and cubes to double,/ Would give a man excessive trouble. Prior. 25 Circuitus verborum-A roundabout story or expression Circulus in probando-Begging the question, or Circumstances are beyond the control of man, Dis Cita mors ruit-Death is a swift rider. Cities give not the human senses room enough. Cities have always been the fire-places (ie., 35 Citius venit periculum cum contemnitur Civil dissension is a viperous worm / That Civilisation degrades the many to exalt the few. A. B. Alcott. . Civilisation depends on morality. Emerson. Civilisation is the result of highly complex 40 organisation. Emerson. Civilisation means the recession of passional Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. Clamorous labour knocks with its hundred Claqueur-One hired to applaud. Fr. Clarum et venerabile nomen-An illustrious and Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. Johnson. Classisch ist das Gesunde, romantisch das Kranke The healthy is classical, the unhealthy is romantic. Goethe. 45 Claude os, aperi oculos-Keep thy mouth shut, 50 but thy eyes open. Claudite jam rivos, pueri; sat prata biberunt Clausum fregit-He has broken through the en- Clear writers, like clear fountains, do not seem Circumstances are things round about; we are Clear your mind of cant. Johnson. Clemency alone makes us equal with the gods. Clemency is one of the brightest diamonds in 60 Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing. Amiel. Clever people will recognise and tolerate nothing but cleverness. Amiel. Climbing is performed in the same posture as creeping. Swift. Clocks will go as they are set; but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain. Otway. 5 Close sits my shirt, but closer sits my skin. Pr. Clothes are for necessity; warm clothes, for health; cleanly, for decency; lasting, for thrift; and rich, for magnificence. Fuller. Clothes have made men of us; they are threatening to make clothes-screens of us. Carlyle. Clothes make the man. Dut. Pr. Clouds are the veil behind which the face of day coquettishly hides itself, to enhance its beauty. Jean Paul. 10 Coal is a portable climate. Emerson. Cobblers go to mass and pray that the cows may die (i.., for the sake of their hides). Port. Pr. Cobra buena fama, y échate á dormir-Get a good name, and go to sleep. Sp. Pr. as himself. Emerson. Combien de héros, glorieux, magnanimes, ont vécu trop d'un jour-How many famous and high-souled heroes have lived a day too long! J. B. Rousseau. Combinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world, did not those who have long practised perfidy grow faithless to each other. Johnson. Come, and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe. Milton. Come, civil night, / Thou sober-suited matron, all in black. Rom. and Jul., iii. 2. Cobre gana cobre que no huesos de hombre-Come, cordial, not poison. Rom, and Jul., v. 1. 40 Money (lit. copper) breeds money and not man's Comedians are not actors; they are only bones. Sp. Pr. imitators of actors. Zimmermann. Cœlitus mihi vires-My strength is from heaven. M. - 15 Cœlo tegitur qui non habet urnam-He who has no urn to hold his bones is covered by the vault of heaven. Lucan. Cœlum ipsum petimus stultitia We assail heaven itself in our folly. Hor. Cœlum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt-Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. Hor. Coerced innocence is like an imprisoned lark ; open the door, and it is off for ever. Hali burton. Cogenda mens est ut incipiat-The mind must be stimulated to make a beginning. Sen. 20 Cogi qui potest nescit mori-He who can be compelled knows not how to die. Sen. Cogitatio nostra coeli munimenta perrumpit, nec contenta est, id, quod ostenditur, scireOur thoughts break through the muniments of heaven, and are not satisfied with knowing what is offered to sense observation. Sen. Cogito, ergo sum-I think, therefore I am. Des cartes. Cognovit actionem-He has admitted the action. L. Coigne of vantage. Mach., i. 6. 25 Coin heaven's image / In stamps that are forbid. Meas. for Meas., ii. 4. Cold hand, warm heart. Pr. Cold pudding settles one's love. Pr. Collision is as necessary to produce virtue in men, as it is to elicit fire in inanimate matter; and chivalry is the essence of virtue. Lord John Russell. Colonies don't cease to be colonies because they are independent. Disraeli. 30 Colour answers to feeling in man; shape, to thought; motion, to will. John Sterling. Colour blindness, which may mistake drab for scarlet, is better than total blindness, which sees no distinction of colour at all. George Eliot. Come è duro calle-How hard is the path. Dante. Death who comes at last. Scott. Come like shadows, so depart. Bowles. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly / From Come the three corners of the world in arms, / 50 And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, / If England to itself do rest but true. King John, v. 7. Come, we burn daylight. Rom. and Jul., i. 4. Come what come may,/ Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. Mach., i. 3. Come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail th' exchange of joy / That one short minute gives me in her sight. Rom, and Jul., ii. 6. Comfort is the god of this world, but comfort it will never obtain by making it an object. Whipple. Comfort's in heaven; and we are on the earth, / 55 Where nothing lives but crosses, care, and grief. Rich. II., ii. 2. Coming events cast their shadows before. Command large fields, but cultivate small Comitas inter gentes-Courtesy between nations. ones. Virg. Comme il faut-As it should be. Fr. M. 60 |