(117 quotes found)
“There is no worse robber than a bad book”
Italian Proverb
“He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.”
“Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas”
“A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three”
“It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets”
“Big mouthfuls often choke.”
“At a round table there is no dispute about place”
“Often he who does too much does too little.”
“If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot”
“Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it”