You May Also Like / View all maxioms
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
