Maxioms by John Heywood
It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]
It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
An ill wind that bloweth no man good--
The blower of which blast is she.
An ill wind that bloweth no man good--
The blower of which blast is she.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
