You May Also Like / View all maxioms
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
