You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
