You May Also Like / View all maxioms
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
read more
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure read more
There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure removed.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.