Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
