Maxioms Pet

X
  •   26  /  25  

    How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
    signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of
    despising glory.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  13  /  12  

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

  ( comments )
  3  /  8  

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  22  

The body is sooner drest then the soule.

The body is sooner drest then the soule.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  43  

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

  ( comments )
  14  /  15  

Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more

Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]

  ( comments )
  6  /  16  

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  9  

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

  ( comments )
  5  /  10  

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.

  ( comments )
  4  /  4  

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

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