You May Also Like / View all maxioms
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]