John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 10045 |
| Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 7. |
| 10046 |
| The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 11. |
| 10047 |
| Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 12. |
| 10048 |
| Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. |
| Ecclesiastes xii. 13. |
| 10049 |
| For, lo! the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. |
| The Song of Solomon ii. 11, 12. |
| 10050 |
| The little foxes, that spoil the vines. |
| The Song of Solomon ii. 15. |
| 10051 |
| Terrible as an army with banners. |
| The Song of Solomon vi. 4, 10. |
| 10052 |
| Like the best wine,… that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. |
| The Song of Solomon vii. 9. |
| 10053 |
| Love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave. |
| The Song of Solomon viii. 6. |
| 10054 |
| Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. |
| The Song of Solomon viii. 7. |
| 10055 |
| The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib. |
| Isaiah i. 3. |
| 10056 |
| The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. |
| Isaiah i. 5. |
| 10057 |
| As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers. |
| Isaiah i. 8. |
| 10058 |
| They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. |
| Isaiah ii. 4; Micah iv. 3. |
| 10059 |
| In that day a man shall cast his idols… to the moles and to the bats. |
| Isaiah ii. 20. |