You May Also Like / View all maxioms
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
