Howell, James -- Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in Italian” (1659) [compiler]

Dave — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:05 +0000

Too much spoiles, too little doth not satisfie.

[Il troppo guasta, il poco non basta.]

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian, writer, aphorist
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in Italian” (1659) [compiler]
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Hurston, Zora Neale -- Dust Tracks on a Road, ch. 14 “Love” (1942)

Dave — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:15:13 +0000

Love, I find is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) American writer, folklorist, anthropologist
Dust Tracks on a Road, ch. 14 “Love” (1942)
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WIST Quotations

Howell, James -- Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “Proverbs in Italian” (1659) [compiler]

Hurston, Zora Neale -- Dust Tracks on a Road, ch. 14 “Love” (1942)