=Bene merentibus=--To the well-deserving. _M._ 5
=Bene nummatum decorat Suedela Venusque=--The goddesses of persuasion and of love adorn the train of the well-moneyed man. _Hor._
=Bene orasse est bene studuisse=--To have prayed well is to have striven well.
=Bene qui latuit, bene vixit=--Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. _Ovid._
=Benevolence is the distinguishing characteristic of man.= _Mencues._
=Benigno numine=--By the favour of Providence. 10 _M._
=Benignus etiam dandi causam cogitat=--The benevolent man even weighs the grounds of his liberality. _Pr._
=Be no one like another, yet every one like the Highest; to this end let each one be perfect in himself.= _Goethe._
=Be not angry that you cannot make others what you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself what you wish to be.= _Thomas à Kempis._
=Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.= _St. Paul._
=Be not the first by whom the new is tried, / Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.= _Pope._
=Be our joy three-parts pain! Strive, and hold cheap the strain; / Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throe!= _Browning._
=Berretta in mano non fece mai danno=--Cap in hand never harmed any one. _It. Pr._
=Bescheiden freue dich des Ruhms, / So bist du= 20 =wert des Heiligthums=--If thou modestly enjoy thy fame, thou art not unworthy to rank with the holy. _Goethe._
=Bescheidenheit ist eine Zier, / Doch weiter kommt man ohne ihr=--Modesty is an ornament, yet people get on better without it. _Ger. Pr._
=Beseht die Gönner in der Nähe! Halb sind sie kalt, halb sind sie roh=--Look closely at those who patronise you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught. _Goethe._
=Besiegt von einem, ist besiegt von allen=--Overpowered by one is overpowered by all. _Schiller._
=Be silent, or say something better than silence.= _Sp. Pr._
=Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in= 25 =changing him.= _Sc. Pr._
=Besser ein Flick als ein Loch=--Better a patch than a hole. _Ger. Pr._
=Besser ein magrer Vergleich als ein fetter Prozess=--Better is a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit. _Ger. Pr._
=Besser frei in der Fremde als Knecht daheim=--Better free in a strange land than a slave at home. _Ger. Pr._
=Besser freundlich versagen als unwillig gewähren=--Better 30 a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent (_lit._ pledge). _Ger. Pr._