You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the
fowler he is.
Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the
fowler he is.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And read more
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.