You May Also Like / View all maxioms
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.