He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

Quote by Dutch Proverb

Topics: Lent Quotes, Lenten Quotes, Lenten Season Quotes, Proverbs For Lent Quotes, Proverbs For Lenten Season Quotes

Honesty is the soul of business

Honesty is the soul of business

Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.

Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.

The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor

The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor

The tree of revenge does not carry fruit

The tree of revenge does not carry fruit

Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

He is as welcome as the first day in Lent.

He is as welcome as the first day in Lent.

Anger is a short madness

Anger is a short madness

Hunger is the best cook

Hunger is the best cook

Council before action.

Council before action.

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it...

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

The shortest answer is doing.

The shortest answer is doing.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.