885 quotes found
“Shake a bridle over a Yorkshireman's grave and he'll rise and steal a horse.”
“It never rains but it pours.”
“If you can't bite don't show your teeth.”
“He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remaining brotherless.”
“No one is expected to achieve the impossible.”
“Each man's character shapes his fortunes.”
“Fortune is with you for an hour and against you for ten!”
“The voice of the people is the voice of God. (Vox populi vox dei.)”
“The sinning is the best part of repentance.”
“If I die I forgive you: if I recover we shall see.”
“The mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine.”
“Vengeance is a dish that should be eaten cold.”
“Be not imitator freshly act thy part Through this world be thou an independent ranger Better is the faith that springeth from thy heart Than a better faith belonging to a stranger.”
“Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.”
“Two wrongs can never make a right.”
“You can't catch trout with dry breeches.”
“Danger can never by overcome without taking risks.”
“It is better to be safe than sorry.”
“Spring is a virgin Summer a mother Autumn a widow and Winter a stepmother.”
“Nothing is so burdensome as a secret.”
