You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
read more
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.