John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 10010 |
| One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 4. |
| 10011 |
| The eye is not satisfied with seeing. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 8. |
| 10012 |
| There is no new thing under the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 9. |
| 10013 |
| Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already of old time, which was before us. 1 |
| Ecclesiastes i. 10. |
| 10014 |
| All is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 14. |
| 10015 |
| He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 18. |
| 10016 |
| One event happeneth to them all. |
| Ecclesiastes ii. 14. |
| 10017 |
| To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. |
| Ecclesiastes iii. 1. |
| 10018 |
| A threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| Ecclesiastes iv. 12. |
| 10019 |
| Let thy words be few. |
| Ecclesiastes v. 2. |
| 10020 |
| Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. |
| Ecclesiastes v. 5. |
| 10021 |
| The sleep of a labouring man is sweet. |
| Ecclesiastes v. 12. |
| 10022 |
| A good name is better than precious ointment. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 1. |
| 10023 |
| It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 2. |
| 10024 |
| As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 6. |
| 10025 |
| In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 14. |
| 10026 |
| Be not righteous overmuch. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 16. |
| 10027 |
| One man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 28. |
| Note 1. See Terence, Quotation 7. [back] |