The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-31

tired with their Christmas pleasure, wish
ing them many more happy holidays.
Saytngs, and Who First said Them
Many Of our common sayings, 80 trite
and pithy. are used without the least
idea from whose mouth or pen they first
originated Probably the works Of
Shakespeare furnish us with more of
these familiar maxims than any other
writer, for to him we owe: "All is not
gold that glitters," "Make virtue of ne
cessity," "Screw your courage to the
sticking-place" (not pointl "They laugh
that win" "This is the short and long Of
it," Comparisons are odious," Gas mer-
ry as the day is long" "A Daniel come
tojudgment," "Frailty, thy name is Wo-
man." and host of others.
Washington Irving gives us "The
Almighty Dollar, Thomas Morton
queried long ago, "What will Mrs.
Grundy sayp while Goldsmith answers,
"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you
no fibs." Charles G. Pinckney gives
"Millions for defence, but not one cent
for tribute" "First in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts Of his
fellow-citizens" mot countrymen), ap-
peared in the resolutions presented to the
House of Representatives in December,
1890, prepared by General Henry Lee.
From the same we Gull, "Make assur-
ance doubly sure" christmas comes
but once year," "Count their chickens
ere ere, they 1ssys are hs'ohsd" and "L00f before
Thomas Tasser, a writer of the six
teenth century, gives us, "It's an ill wind
turns no good" "Better late than never"
"Look ere thou leap" and "The stone
that is rolling can gather no moss" "All
cry and no wool" is found in Buffers
"Hudibras."
Dryden says: "None but the brave de-
serve the fair" "Men are but children of
larger growth" and Through thick
and thin" mo pentup Utica contracts
our power" declared Jonathan Sewell.
"When Greeks join Greeks then was
the tug of war;" Nathaniel Lee, 1892.
"Of two evils ! have chosen the least"
and THE end must justify the MEANS"
are from Matthew Prior. We are in
debted to Colley Cibber for the agreeable
intelligence that "Richard is himself
again." johnson tells us of "A good
hater," and Macintosh in 1871, the phrase
often attributed to John Randolph,
"Wise and mastery inactivity"
"Variety's the very spice of life" and
"Not much the worse for wear" Cowper
"Man proposes, but God disposes," :"
Thomas Kempis.
Christopher Marlowe gave forth the in
vitation so often repeated by his brothers
in lees public way, "Love me little,
love me long" Edward Coke was of
the opinion that "a mans house is his
castle" To Milton we owe 1.-THE para
disc Of FOOLS" "a wilderness of sweets"
and "Moping melancholy and moon
struck madness"
Edward Young tells us death loves q
!, shining mark" "A fool at forty is fool
indeed" but, alas, for his knowledge Of
human nature when he. tells. US "Man
!, wants but little, nor that little long,.
From Bacon comes knowledge i.
power" and Thomas Southerne remind,
us that "Pity's akin to love-" Dear
Swift thought that Bread is the staff o.
, life" Campbell found that "Cominl
events cast their shadows before" ane
, "Tis distance lends erchantment to thu
view." "a thing of beauty is a joy for
ever" is from Keats. Franklin said
"God helps them that help themselves,
and Lawrence Sterne comforts us will
! the thought, "God tempers the wind t.
the shorn lamb" ill.,, .-.-......
Even some Of the SLANG phrases o
) the day have legitimate origin. "Put
ting your foot in it," is certainly not
:. very elegant mode of expression, but, &C
cording to the "Asiatic Researches" it i
q ute fine point of law; when the it'll
to land is disputed in Hindostan: tw'
holes are dug in the ground and used t.
, incase limb Of each lawyer (?), and tn
one who tired first lost his clients case
Fancy, if you can, some of our famou
climbs of the law pleading in such
s, manner! 1t is generally the client VIII
"puts his foot in it." hi
! When things are in disorder they ar
often said to be turned topsy turvy; thi
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