Maxioms Pet

X
  •   8  /  22  

    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
    unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
    art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  3  /  9  

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  7  /  8  

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  5  /  22  

While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.

While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.

  ( comments )
  9  /  26  

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

  ( comments )
  4  /  3  

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  3  /  2  

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  2  /  7  

I will be correspondent to command.

I will be correspondent to command.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  3  /  2  

Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  12  

Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more

Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet