You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
