You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.