General Sayings ( 330 - 340 of 3562 )
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
