General Sayings ( 580 - 590 of 3562 )
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
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Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
