Unknown Sayings

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.

Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.

It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.

It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.

By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.

By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

All powerful is the rule of fashion.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.