General Sayings ( 1640 - 1650 of 3562 )
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
