Maxioms by William Makepeace Thackeray
Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill,
Icy and chill,
Little care we:
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Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill,
Icy and chill,
Little care we:
Little we fear
Weather without,
Sheltered about
The Mahogany-Tree.
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.
Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep read more
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it -- who can say this is not greatness?
