You May Also Like / View all maxioms
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.