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

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

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

One is never too old to yearn

One is never too old to yearn

Old wine and friends improve with age.

Old wine and friends improve with age.

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

Bed is the poor man's opera

Bed is the poor man's opera

Lent, which seems so long, is short at other men's tables.

Lent, which seems so long, is short at other men's tables.

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Six feet of earth make us all equal

A full stomach praises Lent.

A full stomach praises Lent.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

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...

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...

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

He saith little that loveth much

He saith little that loveth much

Silence was never written down

Silence was never written down

Years and sins are always more than owned

Years and sins are always more than owned

The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself

The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

He who studies MA in English Literature but fears the name Shakespeare is one who...

He who studies MA in English Literature but fears the name Shakespeare is one who...

One mark of a great educator is the ability to lead students out to new...

One mark of a great educator is the ability to lead students out to new...