You May Also Like / View all maxioms
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.
States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
