General Sayings ( 1410 - 1420 of 3562 )
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
