You May Also Like / View all maxioms
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
