Proverb Quotes

185 quotes by 151 authors

Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late? — Lewis Carroll
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. — Miguel de Cervantes
I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences. — Miguel de Cervantes
I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss,… — Miguel de Cervantes
For not many men, the proverb saith, can love a friend whom fortune prospereth unenvying. — Aeschylus
The proverb says, "Born lucky, always lucky," and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky. It was usual for one… — Mark Twain
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame. — Euripides
There is a proverb in the South that a woman laughs when she can, and weeps when she pleases. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn
There is an old African proverb that says if you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. We… — Al Gore
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer… — Pope Francis
Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We live in a glass-soaked civilization, but as for the bird in the Chinese proverb who finds it so difficult to discover air, the substance… — Alan Macfarlane
You know there's an old african proverb that i made up. if you want to go quickly, go alone. if you want to go far,… — Al Gore
Believe that you can make a difference; in fact, you do with every single choice you make. Your money is your power and each time… — Lizzie Borden
We never get over our fathers, and weâ€™re not required to. (Irish Proverb) — Martin Sheen
In Russia, we have proverb: Only bad soldiers don't want to be general. — Sasha Pivovarova
The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. - Old Chinese Proverb — Cam'ron
The beginning, as the proverb says, is half the whole. — Aristotle
An ancient proverb summed it up when a wizard is tired of looking for broken glass in his dinner, it ran, he is tired of… — Terry Pratchett
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye… — Chinua Achebe

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