You May Also Like / View all maxioms
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
