Maxioms by Josh Billings
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.
It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?
