You May Also Like / View all maxioms
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In read more
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.