Aphorists

"5481. What cannot be alter'd, must be borne, not blam’d."

"5749. Wine shews what a Man is."

"5243. To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming."

"5263. Too much Familiarity breeds Contempt."

"5272. Travel makes a wise Man better, but a Fool worse."

"5241. To take from the right Hand, and give to the Left."

"5222. To run the Wild-Goose Chace."

"5225. To seek a Needle in a Bottle of Hay."

"5278. Troy was not took in a Day."

"5235. To strain at a Knat, and swallow a Camel."

"5196. To leave no Stone unturn'd."

"5204. To make a Mountain of a Mole-hill."

"5210. To nourish a Viper in one's Bosom"

"5192. To kill two Birds with one Stone."

"5142. To cast Oyl into the Fire, is not the Way to quench it."

"5214. To pay one in ones own Coin."

"5188. To hold with the Hare, and run with the Hounds."

"5286. Trust him no further than you can throw him."

"5091. 'Tis Money, that begets Money."

"5115. 'Tis Self-Conceit, that makes Opinion obstinate."

"5118. 'Tis the early Bird, that catches the Worm."

"5085. 'Tis harder to unlearn than learn."

"5049. Time and Tide tarry for no Man."

"5051. Time devours all things."

"5120. 'Tis the last Feather, that breaks the Horse’s Back."

"5068. 'Tis better to suffer Wrong, than to do it."

"5014. Tho' the Sun shines, take your Cloak."

"5037. Three are too many to keep a Secret, and too few to be merry."

"5038. Three may keep Counsel, if two be away."

"5291. Trust thy self only, and another shall not betray thee."

"5003. Tho' all Men were made of one Metal, yet they were not cast all in the same Mould."

"5138. To believe a Business impossible, is the Way to make it so."

"5040. Thrift is the Philosopher's Stone."

"5184. To him, that you tell your Secret, you resign your Liberty."

"4925. There is no usual Rule without an exception."

"4934. There is nothing more precious than Time, and nothing more prodigally wasted."

"4942. There must be two at least to a Quarrel."

"4915. There is no Piety in keeping an unjust Promise."

"4900. There is more pleasure in loving, than in being belov'd."

"4908. There is no disputing of Tastes, Appetites and Fancies."

"4948. They agree like Bells ; they want nothing but hanging."

"4912. There is no Man so bad, but has a secret Respect for the good."

"4867. There cannot be a more intolerable Thing than a fortunate Fool."

"4872. There is a Bone for you to pick."

"4874. There is a deal of Difference between Love and Gratefulness."

"4864. There are no Coxcombs so troublesome, as those that have some Wit."

"4853. The Wrath of Brothers, is fierce and devilish."

"4889. There is but bad Choice, where the whole Stock is bad."

"4858. There are more old Drunkards, than old Physicians."

"4970. They say so, is half a Lie."