John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 10028 |
| God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. |
| Ecclesiastes vii. 29. |
| 10029 |
| There is no discharge in that war. |
| Ecclesiastes viii. 8. |
| 10030 |
| To eat, and to drink, and to be merry. |
| Ecclesiastes viii. 15; Luke xii. 19. |
| 10031 |
| A living dog is better than a dead lion. |
| Ecclesiastes ix. 4. |
| 10032 |
| Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. |
| Ecclesiastes ix. 10. |
| 10033 |
| The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. |
| Ecclesiastes ix. 11. |
| 10034 |
| A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. |
| Ecclesiastes ix. 20. |
| 10035 |
| Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 1. |
| 10036 |
| In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 3. |
| 10037 |
| He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 4. |
| 10038 |
| In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 6. |
| 10039 |
| Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 7. |
| 10040 |
| Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth. |
| Ecclesiastes xi. 9. |
| 10041 |
| Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 1. |
| 10042 |
| The grinders cease because they are few. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 3. |
| 10043 |
| The grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 5. |
| 10044 |
| Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 6. |