General Sayings ( 1120 - 1130 of 3562 )
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
