For proverbs are the pith, the proprieties, the proofs, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest so the commendablest phrases of a language. To use them is a grace, to understand them a good.
Praise the sea; on shore remain. - John Florio
Praise the sea; on shore remain.
- John Florio
Night is the mother of thoughts. - John Florio
Night is the mother of thoughts.
Poverty is no vice, but an inconvenience. - John Florio
Poverty is no vice, but an inconvenience.
Who hath not served can not command. - John Florio
Who hath not served can not command.
One hand washeth another, both the face. [Lat., Una mano lava l'altra, ed ambedue lavano il volto.] - John Florio
One hand washeth another, both the face. [Lat., Una mano lava l'altra, ed ambedue lavano il volto.]
Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born. - John Florio
Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.
If you will be a traveler, have always two bags very full. That is one of patience and another of money. - John Florio
If you will be a traveler, have always two bags very full. That is one of patience and another of money.
Wisdom sails with wind and time. - John Florio
Wisdom sails with wind and time.
From the physician and lawyer keep not the truth hidden. - John Florio
From the physician and lawyer keep not the truth hidden.
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