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    We have not wings, we cannot soar,
    But we have feet to scale and climb
    By slow degrees, by more and more,
    The cloudy summits of our time.

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He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.

He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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He that lives most dies most.

He that lives most dies most.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.

To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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