You May Also Like / View all maxioms
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
