You May Also Like / View all maxioms
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
I'll have a fling.
I'll have a fling.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
