You May Also Like / View all maxioms
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
In time comes he whom God sends.
In time comes he whom God sends.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.