| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| | | 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. |
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