General Sayings ( 960 - 970 of 3562 )
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
Love and life are for to-day.
Love and life are for to-day.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
