112 ordspråk av John Gay

John Gay

Fler foton...

John Gay föddes den 30 juni 1685 och dog den 4 desember 1732 - brittisk författare.
Mer info via Google eller Bing.

Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for envy is a kind of praise

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, the mist is dispelled when a woman appears

'Tis woman that seduces all mankind, / By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.

If with me you'll fondly stray, / Over the hills and far away.

What frenzy dictates, jealousy believes

Sjalusi

How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

Shadow owes its birth to light.

She who has never loved has never lived.

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self

Tillit

In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow

Brister

When we risk no contradiction, it prompts the tongue to deal in fiction

Skönlitteratur

We only part to meet again.

Farväl

You'd have an instant decade-long waiting line.

Sidan 2 av 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ergonomi Ordtak Kunskapsfrö Julrim Adventskalender Info

Antall ordtak er 1469560
varav 716123 på nordiska

Ordtak (1469560 st) Søk
Kategorier (2627 st) Søk
Forfattere (167535 st) Søk
Bilder (4592 st)
Født (10495 st)
Døde (3318 st)
Datoer (9517 st)
Land (5315 st)
Idiom (4439 st)
Lengde
Topplistor (6 st)

Ordspråksmusik (20 st)
Statistik

Linkene lenger ned har ikke blitt oversatt till norsk. Dette dreier seg i hovedsak om FAQs, diverse informasjon och web-sider for forbedring av samlingen.

Barnslighet är både skattebefriat och gratis!

Vad är ordtak?
Hur funkar det?
Vanliga frågor
Om samlingen
Ordspråkshjältar
Hjälp till!

Linkene lenger ned har ikke blitt oversatt till norsk. Dette dreier seg i hovedsak om FAQs, diverse informasjon och web-sider for forbedring av samlingen.

Barnslighet är både skattebefriat och gratis!

Vad är ordtak?
Hur funkar det?
Vanliga frågor
Om samlingen
Ordspråkshjältar
Hjälp till!