You May Also Like / View all maxioms
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]