Medium. — Meekness. — Memory.
Mediitm.
I. There is a mediam in all things. Horace,
I. There is a mediam in all things. Horace,
Meekness.
I. The meekness of Moses is better than the
strength of Sampson.
Memory.
1. A man often admits that his memory is at
fault but never his judgment.
fault but never his judgment.
2. A strong memory is usually accompanied
with an infirm judgment. Montaigne.
with an infirm judgment. Montaigne.
3. All complain of want of memory but none of
want of judgment.
want of judgment.
4. Bad memory has its root in bad attention.
5. Many complain of their memory, none of
their judgment.
their judgment.
6. Memory is the first of faculties that age in-
vades.
vades.
7. Memory is the purveyor of reason. Rambler.
8. Memory is the tax gatherer of the past. Punch.
9. Memory is the treasurer of the mind.
10. Memory is the treasurer and guardian of all
things. Cicero.
things. Cicero.
11. Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adver-
sity and controls youth and delights old age.
sity and controls youth and delights old age.
Lactantius.
12. Memory, the warder of the brain. Shaks.
13. Much memory and little judgment. Fr.
14. Though lost to sight, to memory dear.
Mend.
I. If every one would mend one all would be
amended,
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amended,
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Mkrchant.— Mercy.
2. It is never too late to mend.
Merchant.
1. A merchant has never enough till he has got
a little more. Spectator.
a little more. Spectator.
2. A merchant's happiness hangs upon chance,
winds and waves.
winds and waves.
3. He is no merchant who always gains. Dutch.
4. He that buys and sells is called a merchant.
5. He that could know what would be dear.
Need be a merchant but one year.
Need be a merchant but one year.
6. If a man knew when things would be dear
He need be a merchant but one year.
He need be a merchant but one year.
7. Like the merchant that dammed up and
drained a river to recover a grain of pepper. Tamil.
drained a river to recover a grain of pepper. Tamil.
8. Merchant to-day, beggar to-morrow.
9. Quick returns make rich merchants.
10. The merchant that loseth cannot laugh. Fr.
11. The merchant that gains not, loseth.
12. To be a merchant the art consists more in
getting paid than in making sales. Sp.
getting paid than in making sales. Sp.
Mercy.
1. A merciful man is merciful to his beast.
2. It is safer to err on the side of mercy. Coke.
3. Mercy and truth preserve the king and his
throne is upheld by mercy. Bible.
throne is upheld by mercy. Bible.
4. Mercy but murders, pardoning those who kill.
ShcLks.
5. Mercy often inflicts death. Seneca.
6. Mercy sways the brave. Honur.
Mkrit. — Messengers. — Meteor.
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7. Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Cowper.
8. Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the
people. Arabian Nights,
people. Arabian Nights,
9. Misplaced lenity b an offence against society.
Seneca,
10. Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Shaks,
11. Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. Shaks,
12. The quality of mercy is not strain'd:
******** i( becomes
******** i( becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
Shaks,
Merit.
Merit.
1. A man who displays his own merit is a fool,
and a man who does not know it, is a fool.
and a man who does not know it, is a fool.
Chesterfield,
2. Dignities and honors set off merit, as good
dress does good figure.
dress does good figure.
3. Merit is sure to rise. ^Tans Andersen,
4. True merit is like a river : the deeper it is
the less noise it makes. Halifax.
the less noise it makes. Halifax.
5. True merit, like the pearl inside the oyster,
is content to remain quiet until it finds an opening.
is content to remain quiet until it finds an opening.
Punch,
Messengers.
I. Messengers should neither be beheaded nor
hanged.
hanged.
Meteor.
I. The meteor fallen to the earth is but a stone.
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Method.
1. Method in business is the chief instrument in
getting rich. Spectator.
getting rich. Spectator.
2. Method will teach you to win time. Goethe.
Mettle.
I. Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
I. Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
Middle.
1. A middle course is the safest.
2. Not too little, not too much ; the middle is
the best limit. Ger.
the best limit. Ger.
3. The middle station is the safest. Latin.
Might.
1. Either by might or by slight.
2. If I canna do't by might, I'll do't by slight.
3. What can't be done by might may be done by
slight.
slight.
4. Where might is master, justice is servant. Ger.
Might, Right.
1. A handful of might is better than a sackful of
right. Ger,
right. Ger,
2. Might is not right. Fr.^ Dutch.
3. Might makes right.
4. Might overcomes right.
Milk.
1 . No weeping for spilt (shed) milk.
2. That which is taken in with the milk only
goes out with the soul. Russian.
goes out with the soul. Russian.
3. When there is milk in the can for one, there
is milk in the can for two. Hans Andersen.
is milk in the can for two. Hans Andersen.
Mill.
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MiU.
1. A bad mill has also a bad pivot. M. Greek.
2. A greedy mill grinds all sorts of corn.
3. As good water goes by the mill as drives it.
4. By going gains the mill and not by standing
still. Sp.
still. Sp.
5. He who goes to the mill gets befloured. Ital,
6. His mill will go with all winds.
7. I am loth to change my mill.
8. In vain does the mill clack if the miller his
hearing lack.
hearing lack.
9. It is the master wheel that makes the mill go
round. Fr.
round. Fr.
10. Mills will not grind if you give them no
water.
water.
11. Much water passes by the mill that the mil-
ler perceives not. ItaL
ler perceives not. ItaL
12. Much water runs by the mill while the miller
sleeps. Dan.
sleeps. Dan.
13. No mill, no meal.
14. That brings water to the mill.
15. The best of the mill is, the sacks can't speak.
16. The corn passes from hand to hand, but it
comes to the mill at last. African.
comes to the mill at last. African.
17. The corn that is taken to a bad mill will be
badly ground. Dan.
badly ground. Dan.
18. The first at the mill grinds first. ItaL
19. The mill does not grind with water that b
past. Fr.^ Ital.^ S^.^ Par.
past. Fr.^ Ital.^ S^.^ Par.
20. The mill gains by goings and not by itai
still.
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Miller. — Millstonb.
21. The mill must be of two stones {two persons
are required for friendship. Turk.
are required for friendship. Turk.
22. The mill of the gods grinds slowly, but it
grinds fine. Greek.
grinds fine. Greek.
23. The mill that is always grinding grinds
coarse and fine together. Irish,
coarse and fine together. Irish,
24. Though the mills of God grind slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small.
Though with patience he stands waiting,
With exactness grinds he all. Longfellow.
Though with patience he stands waiting,
With exactness grinds he all. Longfellow.
Miller.
1. An honest miller hath a golden thumb.
2. Every miller draws the water to his own mill.
3. Like a miller, he can set to every wind.
4. Millers and bakers do not steal ; men bring
to them. Ger.
to them. Ger.
5. Nothing bolder than a miller's shirt, that
every morning collars a thieL Fr.^ Ger.
every morning collars a thieL Fr.^ Ger.
6. That miller is honest who has hair on his
teeth. Ger.
teeth. Ger.
7. The miller is never so drunk that he forgets
to take his dues. Dan,
to take his dues. Dan,
8. The miller ne'er got better toll than he took
wi' his own hands.
wi' his own hands.
9. The miller's hen, and the widower's maid,
Of want need never be afraid. Ger,
Of want need never be afraid. Ger,
10. We beat the sack, and mean the miller. Ger,
11. When the millers are makihg an uproar, tie
up your sacks. Ital,
Millstone*
I. I can see as far into a millstone as he that
picks it.
picks it.
Mind. 93
2. The lower millstone grinds as well as the
upper.
upper.
Mind.
1. A depraved mind never comes to good.
2. A mind conscious of guilt is its own accuser.
Latin,
3. A mind content both crown and kingdom is.
Greene.
4. A mind unblemished is the noblest posses-
sion. Latin,
sion. Latin,
5. A princely mind will undo a private family.
6. A pure mind is the most august possession.
7. A vacant mind is open to all suggestions, as
a hollow mountain returns all sounds. Chinese,
a hollow mountain returns all sounds. Chinese,
8. A well prepared mind hopes in adversity, and
fears in prosperity. Horace,
fears in prosperity. Horace,
9. A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.
Massinger,
10. A willing mind makes a light foot.
11. Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss.
Plato,
12. Command you may your mind from play.
13. Do not let the mind dwell upon what you
cannot obtain. Cingalese,
cannot obtain. Cingalese,
14. Find enjoyment for the body and the mind
will find enjoyment for itself.
will find enjoyment for itself.
15. Great minds and great fortunes don't always
go together.
go together.
16. Great minds are easy in prosperity and quiet
in adversity.
in adversity.
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17. His mind splits a hair and puts trousers on a
flea. M, Greek.
flea. M, Greek.
18. Light minds are pleased with trifles. Ovid,
19. Little minds appreciate little minds the best.
20. Little minds like weak liquors are soonest
soured.
soured.
21. Many men, many minds.
22. Never let the bottom of your purse or mind
be seen. Ital.
be seen. Ital.
23. Out of sight, out of mind.
24. Place may be changed but who can change
his mind. Horace.
his mind. Horace.
25. Show not all the bottom either of your purse
or mind.
or mind.
26. Sickly body, sickly mind. Ger.
27. Small minds are captivated by trifles. Ovid.
28. So many heads, so many minds. Ital,^ Dan.
29. So many men, so many minds (opinions).
Terence.
30. Sudden movements of the mind often break
out either for great good or great evil. Homer.
out either for great good or great evil. Homer.
31. The defects of the mind, like those of the
face, grow worse as we grow old. Rochefoucauld.
face, grow worse as we grow old. Rochefoucauld.
32. The mind is like a bow : the stronger for be-
ing unbent. Ben Jonson.
ing unbent. Ben Jonson.
33. The jaindjs the man.
34. The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that
it may turn the better to thinking. Spectator.
it may turn the better to thinking. Spectator.
35. The rust of the mind is the blight of genius.
36. The spirit grows with its allotted space ;
The mind is narrow in a narrow sphere.
The mind is narrow in a narrow sphere.
Mine.— Mine and Thine. — Minister. — Minute.
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37. Tis the mind ennobles, not the blood. Ger,
38. 'Tis the mind that makes the body rich. Shaks.
39. 'Tis the riches of the mind only that makes
a man rich and happy.
a man rich and happy.
Mine.
1. Better mine than ours. Par.
2. What is mine is my own ; my brother John's
is his and mine. Sp.
is his and mine. Sp.
Mine and Thine.
I. Men would live exceedingly quiet if those two
words, " mine " and " thine " were taken away.
words, " mine " and " thine " were taken away.
