You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
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.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]