Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.

More proverbs about Human Nature

• Love me little, love me long. Modest, steady affection endures better than intense passion that burns out quickly.
• They love too much who die for love. Excessive devotion to another person destroys the lover, making self-sacrifice a sign of…
• Lovers live on love, as larks on leeks. Romantic sentiment alone cannot sustain life; practical nourishment remains essential des…
• Give a man luck, and throw him into the sea. A fortunate person survives even desperate circumstances through chance alone, regardless…
• A man at five may be a fool at fifteen. Early promise in childhood offers no guarantee of wisdom or competence during adolescence.
• A man must sell his ware at the rate of the market. Accept prevailing conditions rather than resist them; pricing yourself against market rea…