You May Also Like / View all maxioms
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
