When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

Quote by Italian Proverb

Topics: Death Quotes, Humanity Quotes, Mortality Quotes

Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.

Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

He saith little that loveth much

He saith little that loveth much

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

Bed is the poor man's opera

Bed is the poor man's opera

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same...

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same...

Years and sins are always more than owned

Years and sins are always more than owned

He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.

He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...

He who is not impatient is not in love.

He who is not impatient is not in love.

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as...

Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as...

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

A full stomach praises Lent.

A full stomach praises Lent.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.