You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.