At the foot of the…
At the foot of the candle it is dark. / The darkest place is under the candlestick. More »
At the foot of the candle it is dark. / The darkest place is under the candlestick. More »
The stone you throw will fall on your own head. / He who spits against heaven, spits in his own face. / Who spits against the wind, spits in his own face. More »
Little strokes fell great oaks. More »
Praise day at night and life at the end. More »
All his geese are swans. More »
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. (from a fable of the Trojan War) More »
Every flow has its ebb. [Every flow must have its ebb. / Every tide has its ebb.] More »
Fish and guests stink after three days. [Fish and company stink in three days.] / The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. – Jean de La Bruyère (1645 – 96) More »
Many a little makes a mickle. / Little brooks make great rivers. / Light gains make heavy purses. – Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626): Essays More »
Every man has the defects of his qualities. [Every man has the defects of his virtues]. More »