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Nature exceeds
nurture. |
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Nature never breaks
her own laws. |
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Necessity is the
mother of invention. |
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Necessity knows no
law. |
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No arguments will
give courage to the coward. |
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No bird soars too
high if he soars with his own wings. |
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No one can be a
friend if you know not whether to trust or distrust him. |
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No one truly
forgets injuries in the presence of him who caused the
injury. |
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Nothing escapes the
master's eye. |
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Notoriety is often
mistaken for fame. |
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Of what use is it
to pretend there is a choice when there is none? |
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Old birds are not
to be caught with chaff. |
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Old friends cannot
with impunity be sacrificed for new ones. |
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Once bitten, twice
shy. |
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One cannot be first
in everything. |
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One good turn
deserves another. |
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One man's meat is
another man's poison. |
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One story is good,
till another is told. |
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One swallow does
not make summer. |
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Our mere
anticipations of life outrun its realities. |
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People who wrangle
and fight give opportunities to their enemies. |
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Persuasion is
better than force. |
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Physicians should
first heal themselves. |
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Pleasure bought
with pains, hurts. |
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Pride goes before
destruction. |
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Revenge is a
two-edged sword. |
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Revenge is dearly
bought at the price of liberty. |
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Self-help is the
best help. |
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Self-interest alone
moves some men. |
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Silly people
despise what is precious because they cannot understand
it. |
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Slavery is too high
a price to pay for easy living. |
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Slow but steady
wins the race. |
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Some men are of
more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of
their neighbors. |
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Some men underrate
their best blessings. |
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Some will always
find fault with the things that benefit them. |
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Spare the rod and
spoil the child. |
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Stoop to conquer. |
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Straws show how the
wind blows. |
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Swan song |
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The advise of an
enemy is not to be trusted. |
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The battle is not
always won by the strong. |
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The best intentions
will not always ensure success. |
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The cold-blooded
possess a poisonous bite. |
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The covetous are
poor givers. |
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The desire for
imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present
blessings. |
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The dishonest, if
they act honestly, get no credit. |
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The flower in the
vase smiles, but it can no longer laugh. |
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The greatest
kindness will not bind the ungrateful. |
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The greedy never
know when they have had enough. |
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The hero is brave
in deeds as well as words. |
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The least outlay is
not always the greatest gain. |
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The loiterer often
blames delay on his more active friend. |
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The memory of a
good deed lives. |
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The more honor the
more danger. |
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The remedy may be
as bad as the disease. |
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The safeguards of
virtue are hateful to those with evil intentions. |
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The simple are
easily deceived. |
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The tyrant will
always find a pretext for his tyranny. |
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The value is in the
worth, not in the number. |
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The want of a good
excuse never kept a villain from crime. |
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The wicked often
fall into their own snares. |
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The wise man does
at once what the fool does finally. |
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There are two sides
to every truth. |
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There is more
danger from a pretended friend than from an open enemy. |
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There is no
believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth. |
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They are not wise
who give to themselves the credit due to others. |
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They who act
without sufficient thought, will often fall into
unsuspected danger. |
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They who lay traps
for others are often caught by their own bait. |
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They who live by
robbery cannot call other men thieves. |
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Think before you
act. |
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Those who assume a
character which does not belong to them, only make
themselves ridiculous. |
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Those who betray
their friends must not expect others to keep faith with
them. |
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Those who cause
evil are the first to be overwhelmed by its ruin. |
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Those who enter by
the back stairs may expect to be shown out at the
window. |
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Those who lead an
idle life are apt to scorn the honest and diligent, but
their life is often miserable. |
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Those who love
practical jokes must be prepared to laugh when one is
made at their expense. |
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Those who seek to
please everybody please nobody. |
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Those who suffer
most cry out the least. |
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Those who, out of
vanity, attempt more than they can perform are certain
to bring ridicule upon themselves. |
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Time and place
often give the advantage to the weak over the strong. |
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To know the world
one must construct it. |
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Too much cunning
over-reaches itself. |
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Try before you
trust. |
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Two blacks do not
make one white. |
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Union is strength. |
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Use is better than
ornament. |
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Use serves to
overcome dread. |
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War can protect. It
cannot create. |
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We had better bear
our troubles bravely than try to escape them. |
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We must make
friends in prosperity if we would have their help in
adversity. |
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We should never
lose a grand opportunity. |
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What is most truly
valuable is often underrated. |
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Whatever you do, do
with all your might. |
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What's bred in the
bone will stick to the flesh. |
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When the rich
surrender the rights of the poor they endanger their own
privileges. |
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Wise men keep a
guard on their tongues. |
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Wit always has an
answer ready. |
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You can play a good
card once too often. |
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You cannot escape
your fate. |
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Youth's first duty
is reverence to parents. |
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Zeal should not
outrun discretion. |
