You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
