49 quotes found
“Everyone to his taste.”
“No rose without a thorn.”
“He who can lick can bite.”
“Skeptics are never deceived.”
“The price spoils the pleasure.”
“Gratitude is the heart's memory.”
“A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.”
“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.”
“Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.”
“Between two stools one sits on the ground.”
“Only he who does nothing makes no mistakes.”
“It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom.”
“Everything passes everything wears out everything breaks.(Tout passe tout lasse tout casse.)”
“The worst is not always certain but it's very likely.”
“A father is a banker provided by nature.”
“A good meal ought to begin with hunger.”
“There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.”
“He who curbs his desires will always be rich enough.”
“Tell me whom you frequent and I will tell you who you are.”
“The game is not worth the candle.”
“When we cannot get what we love we must love what is within our reach.”
“The tulip is among flowers what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb the other in its tail.”
