You May Also Like / View all maxioms
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
