You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because read more
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because she may not, does.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.