You May Also Like / View all maxioms
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
