General Sayings ( 50 - 60 of 3562 )
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
