You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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.]
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
