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Everyone is a master and servant.

Everyone is a master and servant.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Turn about is fair play.

Turn about is fair play.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

by William Watson 1 Found in: General Sayings,
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I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to read more

To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]

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