“ancient Sanskrit proverb "the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Spoon goes to bowl's house; bowl never goes to spoon's house. --Haitian proverb” — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
The old proverb was now made good, "the mountain had brought forth a mouse. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“proverb: A healthy person has a hundred wishes, but a sick person has only one.” — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
Begin thinking of death and you are no longer sure of your life. It's a Hebrew proverb. — Leo Gordon Copy Share Image
Nothing ever becomes real till experienced – even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it — John Keats Copy Share Image
“A Chinese proverb reminds us: You cannot prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from… — Anne Bryan Smollin Copy Share Image
It was better to be in chains with friends than in a garden with strangers. [An ancient Persian proverb.] So true, huh? — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth — William Mathews Copy Share Image
“Dogs may be a man's best friends, but the proverb says, "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you… — Tamerlan Kuzgov Copy Share Image
“I have always been fond of the West African proverb: ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,’ ” — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“old proverb: When the great lord passes, the wise peasant bows deeply and silently farts.” — Marc Cameron Copy Share Image
“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions. That which the droning world, chained to appearances,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“When selecting a one-night stand, a heterosexual woman who is materialistic is a trillion times more likely to choose a sexually unattractive… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A good soup attracts chairs. This is an African proverb. I can hear the shuffling and squeaking on the wood floor, the… — Amy Krouse Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“What was it that led the Cynics to repudiate pleasure in any form, if it was not the fact that pain is,… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I would fain coin wisdom,—mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. Would that I… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
“What does the proverb say? 'Let things of long ago drift away on the water.” — Alan Brennert Copy Share Image
“Don't bite the hand that feeds you - especially if you're dining alone.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You need to take care of the root in order to heal the tree. - Gullah Proverb” — Patti Callahan Henry Copy Share Image
Barking dogs seldom bite, but beware of those dogs that know this proverb. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
It's hard to find what you don't know you're looking for. - Modish Proverb — Modish Proverb Copy Share Image
Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late? — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
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