You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
