You May Also Like / View all maxioms
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
