You May Also Like / View all maxioms
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.