You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.