You May Also Like / View all maxioms
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
