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Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]