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← Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

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Part 1 of 9 · Wood, James, Rev. · Public domain text

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Contents (9)
  1. Opening under 1 min
  2. Preface about 5 h 22 min
  3. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 3 of 9) about 5 h 37 min
  4. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 4 of 9) about 5 h 43 min
  5. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 5 of 9) about 5 h 38 min
  6. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 6 of 9) about 5 h 36 min
  7. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 7 of 9) about 5 h 50 min
  8. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 8 of 9) about 5 h 52 min
  9. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them (part 9 of 9) about 5 h 10 min
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DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS

DICTIONARY

OF

QUOTATIONS

From Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources

INCLUDING

PHRASES, MOTTOES, MAXIMS, PROVERBS, DEFINITIONS, APHORISMS, AND SAYINGS OF WISE MEN, IN THEIR BEARING ON LIFE, LITERATURE, SPECULATION, SCIENCE, ART, RELIGION, AND MORALS

ESPECIALLY IN THE MODERN ASPECTS OF THEM

SELECTED AND COMPILED BY THE

REV. JAMES WOOD

EDITOR OF "NUTTALL'S STANDARD DICTIONARY"

"Aphorisms are portable wisdom."--W. R. ALGER

"A proverb is much matter decocted into few words."--FULLER

LONDON FREDERICK WARNE AND CO. AND NEW YORK 1893

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