40 Tub , every, on its own bottom, 95 , 4; to a whale, 383 , 47 Tumult , seasons of, evil in, 192 , 16 Tumults , civic, to be shunned, 546 , 10; of mind, not easily allayed, 309 , 26 Turner on his death-bed, 456 , 19 Twa lovely een, Burns on seductiveness of, 166 , 12 Twigs , young, 213 , 14 Twilight , disastrous, 186 , 8; lot of man, 52 , 40; natural, safety of, 479 , 51; world's light, 202 , 47 Two , souls in one breast, 570 , 5; things, to require, 495 , 20 Type , less valuable than time, 487 , 1; Nature's carefulness of, 394 , 47 Tyranny , and law, 548 , 8; intolerable, 468 , 29; limited, 306 , 27; law and justice under disguise of, 180 , 26; worst sort of, 25 , 42 Tyrant , always in fear, 152 , 24; and serf, not God-made, 168 , 5; his fear, 364 , 49; kiss of, admonitory, 207 , 12 Tyrants , plea of, 558 , 37; Burns against, 232 , 26; not for ever, 103 , 45; who wear no crown, 388 , 37 U Ugliness , the root of, 369 , 16 Ulysses , bow of, bending, 203 , 45 Unanimity in a council, 259 , 14 Unascertainable , the, how to regard, 492 , 4 Unbaptized , the, with clean hearts, 506 , 35 Unbelief , Carlyle on, 471 , 20; contrasted with belief, 27 , 30; effect of, 415 , 14; foundation of, 27 , 16; founded on blind belief, 559 , 4; in man, 84 , 47; our age of, not without hope, 173 , 34; prevalent among men of ability, 293 , 27; the battle against, 417 , 2; the fearful, 427 , 30; the, that torments us, 339 , 30 Unborn , rather be, than untaught, 29 , 17; the, blessed, 550 , 39 Uncertain , the, how to treat, 192 , 49, 50 Uncle Toby , ways of Sterne's, 121 , 39 Unconquerable man, an, 153 , 5 Unconscious , the, region of, 304 , 33; the, value of, 459 , 32 Unconsciousness , commended by Christ, 242 , 24; sign of health, 453 , 32 Unction , flattering, 110 , 15 Understanding , and expression, 87 , 29; and reason, objects of, 67 , 2; and wit, 558 , 1; candle of, in heart, 168 , 32; compared with fantasy, 459 , 33; contrasted with reason, 369 , 28, 33; defined, 513 , 14; dulness of, how to treat, 349 , 5; end of, 433 , 29; error essential to, 176 , 39; evil of abuse of, 167 , 27; forgiving, 45 , 52; fortitude of, 499 , 50; healthy, defined, 433 , 29; high source of, 436 , 44; its rank, 435 , 4; judgments of, Goethe on, 437 , 23; man's best candle, 266 , 27; no, without love, 522 , 47; of people better than censure, 29 , 53; one thing well, 496 , 32; perfect, value of, 432 , 39; power of, 485 , 40; sound, the dread of, 434 , 28; source of, 206 , 21; the condition of hearing, 11 , 62; the condition of, 12 , 38; the modern god, 431 , 5; the, pursuing its rightful course, 486 , 48; things, condition of, 496 , 35; two conditions of, 496 , 14; value of, 153 , 11; 162 , 4; way for, 100 , 22; without, without purpose, 79 , 28 Undertaking too much, 66 , 24 Undertakings , great, distrusted, 410 , 47; great, the requisite to, 385 , 38 Undiscovered , the, country, 553 , 4 Uneasiness , the cause of our, 201 , 36 Unemployed , the, a burden, 82 , 56 Unexpected , the, happens, 195 , 2 Unfortunate , blessing an evil to, 496 , 26; man, an, according to Goethe, 143 , 20; the, unwise, 253 , 9 Ungrateful , man, an, 194 , 21; men, different kinds of, 143 , 57; service to, 194 , 16; to do good to, 491 , 40 {pg 651} Unhappiness , cause of, 521 , 22; cause of all our, 498 , 37; imaginary, 521 , 43; man's, cause of, 267 , 9; source of, 303 , 11; the one, for a man, 445 , 41; the true, 175 , 18 Unhappy , the, 447 , 17; the, a comfort of, 326 , 33; the, always wrong, 459 , 36; the, and their time, 433 , 14; the, cared for by God, 125 , 51; the, on earth, 466 , 37 Unhelpful , the, 305 , 7 Unimaginative , the, defects of, 459 , 37 Uninquisitiveness , man's, 359 , 14 Unintelligible , how to interpret, 384 , 37 Union , power of, 11 , 50; 15 , 39; 89 , 41; motive for, and the power of it, 559 , 44; strength, 224 , 17 Unity , in a work, test of, 542 , 36; not uniformity, 103 , 46 Universe , a, in each man, 559 , 19; a man's, how determined, 407 , 47; a thought of God, 54 , 34; and particles that compose it, 475 , 4; as seen from England, contrasted from that as seen from Judea, 539 , 4; divine-infernal, 316 , 21; each man to adjust himself in, 202 , 4; ever in transformation, 249 , 32; great soul of, 431 , 37; how bound together, 21 , 5; laws of, mistake regarding, 355 , 1; nature of, 467 , 30; the, no wronging, 311 , 35; the, sayings about, 459 , 38-46; 460, 1 , 2; the, out at sea, 340 , 5; those who love the whole, 480 , 6; to him who thinks he can swallow it all, 533 , 43; under government, 92 , 49; versus the spirit of God, 462 , 15 University , the true modern, 459 , 13; years, importance of, 2 , 32 Unjust , in little, 147 , 8; thing, doomed, 316 , 46 Unkindness , not of nature, 292 , 16; pining effect of, 283 , 25; small, 19 , 56 Unlearn , who needs not, 161 , 19 Unlearned man, the, ignorance of, 460 , 3 Unlearning , a slow business, 56 , 48; not right, 141 , 24 Unlooked-for , the, 509 , 7 Unnatural , imperfect, 94 , 51 Unnecessary , the, dear, 81 , 6 Unprosperous , the, suspicious, 328 , 2 Unpunctuality , loss in, 139 , 15 Unreality , never patronised long, 316 , 18 Unseen and unknown, power over us of, 199 , 21 Unsettling , times of, needed, 565 , 2 Unsophisticated man, the, 176 , 17 Unsought , those that come, 482 , 43 Unthinking persons, their speech, 193 , 2 Untruth , an, that has the start, 314 , 5 Unused , the, a burden, 519 , 15 Up and doing, 243 , 45 Upholstery , for whom, 508 , 2 Upright , highway of, 435 , 13; subject to hatred and envy, 141 , 3 Uprightness , a sure card, 148 , 43; commended, 539 , 34 Urn , storied, hollowness of, 35 , 20 Use , constant, effect of, 104 , 43; effect of, on strength, 184 , 32; essential to possession, 316 , 43; power of, 111 , 33; what we do not, 539 , 26 Useful , but part of important, 520 , 13; encourages itself, 460 , 15; only to be gloried in, 300 , 34; with agreeable, mingling of, 327 , 52; regard of the ancients for, 208 , 30 Usefulness , condition of, 144 , 38; incompatible with baseness, 186 , 16 Useless , nothing, to sensible people, 180 , 5; people, 460 , 16; to self, useless to others, 151 , 15 Usurer and his plough, 460 , 17 Utmost , the, who does, 535 , 3 Utopia , Emerson's, 169 , 10; the true, life in, 191 , 22 Utopias , premature truths, 239 , 29 Uttered , the, and unuttered, part of life, 460 , 19 V Vagabonds , nature-made, 292 , 9 Vain , man, folly of, 489 , 41; men, how to treat, 243 , 48 Vainglory , anti-Christian, 242 , 28 Vale of life, cool, sequestered, 102 , 10 Valetudinarians like misers, 345 , 12 Valiant , and his sufferings, 460 , 20; as compared with cowards, 49 , 26; the most truly, 153 , 26; valour of, 3 , 17 Valour , against adversity, 4 , 69; contrasted with endurance, 460 , 22; definition of, 103 , 53; in distress, 69 , 48; mean of, 441 , 39; of just man, 460 , 21; power of, 540 , 29; sad, wise, 379 , 15; the better part of, 418 , 18; the truest, 198 , 14; true, defined, 500 , 41 Valours , our, our best gods, 339 , 31 Value , in men and things, 460 , 23, 24; the one thing of, 445 , 40 Vanity , a mark of humility, 490 , 42; a preservative against, 437 , 41; a source of, 40 , 33; a, which is deadly, 470 , 2; application to, of truth, 476 , 1; as lack of understanding, 92 , 7; as regards fashions, 477 , 10; compared with pride, 356 , 34, 36; corrupting power of, 507 , 2; desecrating power of, 476 , 10; difficult to manage, 474 , 40; in rags, 168 , 28; inherent in mankind, 92 , 48; masterpiece of, 100 , 44; our, versus dignity, 339 , 32; why insufferable, 537 , 42 Vanquished , he could argue still, 89 , 36 Vapour , floating, subject to gravity, 428 , 48 Variety , source of pleasure, 278 , 36; the zest in, 315 , 34 Vase , a bungled, 14 , 6 Veil , a, of the gods, not to be lifted, 242 , 11; 506 , 7 Veils , the moral value of, 289 , 21 Venerate , the untrained to, 507 , 20 Veneration , deep and great affection, incompatible, 201 , 8; secret of, 460 , 26; that is godlike, 191 , 43 Vengeance , deep, begotten of deep silence, 56 , 55; gods of, their action, 66 , 6; nature of, 375 , 22;
— from 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 by Wood, James, Rev.

For the question 237 here is not concerning our genius and elocution, but our species and figure.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

When I stand among these mighty Leviathan skeletons, skulls, tusks, jaws, ribs, and vertebræ, all characterized by partial resemblances to the existing breeds of sea-monsters; but at the same time bearing on the other hand similar affinities to the annihilated antichronical Leviathans, their incalculable seniors; I am, by a flood, borne back to that wondrous period, ere time itself can be said to have begun; for time began with man.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

In return I can at least offer you an affection hitherto unwasted, and the faithful consecration of a life which, however short in the sequel, has no backward pages whereon, if you choose to turn them, you will find records such as might justly cause you either bitterness or shame.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

The fruitful continent's extremest bound, Or some fair isle which Neptune's arms surround?
— from The Odyssey by Homer

Verjuice, or green juice, which, with vinegar, formed the essential basis of sauces, and is now extracted from a species of green grape, which never ripens, was originally the juice of sorrel; another sort was extracted by pounding the green blades of wheat.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

All the authorities, however, agree as to the following facts:—that until the third day after Hephaestion’s death, Alexander neither tasted food nor paid any attention to his personal appearance, but lay on the ground either bewailing or silently mourning; that he also ordered a funeral pyre to be prepared for him in Babylon at the expense of 10,000 talents; some say at a still greater cost 907 ; that a decree was published throughout all the barbarian territory for the observance of a public mourning.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

The father being dead, should the children obey the eldest brother, or some other person who has not the natural affection of a father?
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

tagsuk v 1 [AB16; ac] pack elongated things tightly in an upright position using every bit of space.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

When the next morning broke upon him, the early bell of St. Mary's Chapel informed him of the Sabbath,—a day seldom distinguished in his calendar from the rest of the week.
— from Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoe's. Vol. 1 (of 2) by John Pendleton Kennedy

And now down the entire length of the line from end to end that wavering, rocking movement in swaying, pregnant unison grew stronger—men knew not what they did—it seemed the very air they breathed must smother them—and, in that dull, weird, lingering note, rose again the sound of moaning that seemed to beat in consonance with the distant mournful rhythm of the endless beat of surf on shore.
— from The Miracle Man by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

"She must be a daughter of the great merchant of Dort--a useful friend to have made, maybe, Master Holliday; and it may be that your adventure may even be of service to the state.
— from The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

These are enduring bands of strength, invisible ligaments of magnetic power that bind the universe together as one complete, harmonious electric organism.
— from The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by Geo. W. (George Woodward) Warder

"Why, yes, I hope I am," said she lightly enough, but one saw she had been startled.
— from Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler

Elenor Murray Looked steadily in his eyes, but only said: “We mortals know each other but a little, Nor guess each other’s secrets.”
— from Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters

On Monday morning we rowed through West Bay, across the southern end of North Bay, and skirted the north coast of the East Bay of St. Andrew's, with its picturesque groves of cabbage-palms, for a few miles, when we turned southward into the inlet through which the tidal waters of the Gulf pass in and out of the sound.
— from Four Months in a Sneak-Box A Boat Voyage of 2600 Miles Down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and Along the Gulf of Mexico by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop

He knew that each body of soldiers was too strong for him to face, and that all had been cavalry before they dismounted.
— from The Red Mustang by William O. Stoddard

one between Charlotte Douglas and Algernon Stanhope, and the other between an elder brother of Stanley’s
— from Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3) by William Pitt Scargill

Whereas by section one of the act of July 1, 1892 (27 Stat., 62), entitled "An act to provide for the opening of a part of the Colville Reservation, in the State of Washington, and for other purposes" it is provided: "That subject to the reservations and allotment of lands in severalty to the individual members of the Indians of the Colville Reservation in the State of Washington herein provided for, all the following described tract or portion of said Colville Reservation, namely: Beginning at a point on the eastern boundary line of the Colville Indian Reservation where the township line between townships thirty-four and thirty-five north, of range thirty-seven east, of the Willamette meridian, if extended west, would intersect the same, said point being in the middle of the channel of the Columbia river, and running thence west parallel with the forty-ninth parallel of latitude to the western boundary line of the said Colville Indian Reservation in the Okanagon river, thence north following the said western boundary line to the said forty-ninth parallel of latitude, thence east along the said forty-ninth parallel of latitude to the northeast corner of the said Colville Indian Reservation, thence south following the eastern boundary of said reservation to the place of beginning, containing by estimation one million five hundred thousand acres, the same being a portion of the Colville Indian Reservation, created by executive order dated July second, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, be, and is hereby, vacated and restored to the public domain, notwithstanding any executive order or other proceeding whereby the same was set apart as a reservation for any Indians or bands of Indians, and the same shall be open to settlement and entry by the proclamation of the President of the United States and shall be disposed of under the general laws applicable to the disposition of public lands in the State of Washington," and Whereas it is provided by section three of said act, "That each entry man under the homestead laws shall, within five years from the date of his original entry and before receiving a final certificate for the land covered by his entry, pay to the United States for the land so taken by him in addition to fees provided by law the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per acre, one third of which shall be paid within two years after the date of the original entry; but the rights of honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors, as defined and described in sections twenty-three hundred and four and twenty-three hundred and five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, shall not be abridged, except as to the sum to be paid as aforesaid," and Whereas by section six of said act it is provided: "That the land used and occupied for school purposes at what is known as Tonasket school, on Bonaparte creek, and the site of the sawmill, gristmill, and other mill property on said reservation, is hereby reserved from the operation of this act, unless other lands are selected in lieu thereof:
— from A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by William McKinley