You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
