General Sayings ( 1100 - 1110 of 3562 )
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
