You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Hell is paved with good intentions.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.