You May Also Like / View all maxioms
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
read more
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
