General Sayings ( 1310 - 1320 of 3562 )
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.
But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
