You May Also Like / View all maxioms
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and
both cracked.
Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and
both cracked.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men read more
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men and women),
Be worse provided than a common archer?
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
Better is to bow than breake.
Better is to bow than breake.
'Tis true no lover has that pow'r
T' enforce a desperate amour,
As he that has two read more
'Tis true no lover has that pow'r
T' enforce a desperate amour,
As he that has two strings t' his bow,
And burns for love and money too.
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he read more
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he is dangerous.)
[Lat., Faenum habet in cornu, longe fuge.]
