General Sayings ( 410 - 420 of 3562 )
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
