Proverb Quotes

185 quotes by 144 authors

At the most one could say that his chi or ... personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a… — Chinua Achebe
Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!â€ he said, and it became a proverb, though we now say â€˜out of the frying-pan into the fireâ€™… — J.R.R. Tolkien
A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge… — W. Somerset Maugham
Because the soul is like a flower that folds its petals when dark comes, and breathes not its fragrance into the phantoms of the night. — Khalil Gibran
The proverb says that Providence protects children and idiots. This is really true. I know because I have tested it. — Mark Twain
He paused, twisting his goatee, considering the law in Deuteronomy that forbade clothes with mixed fibers. A problematic bit of Scripture. A matter that required… — Joe Hill
Take the dead from the dead, the old proverb said; only a corpse may speak true prophecy. — Stephen King
There's a Spanish proverb," he said, "that's always fascinated me. "Take what you want and pay for it, says God.'" "I don't believe in God,"… — Tana French
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man goodness, the miser with generosity, and the liar with truth. (Indian proverb)… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Look who's calling the cauldron black." "Kettle. Itâ€™s a kettle. Get your metaphors right." "That wasnâ€™t a metaphor. It was a, you know..." He stared… — Richelle Mead
For his part, Blind Seer had no difficulty accepting idleness. A wolf proverb stated: â€œHunt when hungry, sleep when not, for hunger always returns. — Jane Lindskold
We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be… — Jane Austen
you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take, even if you're not sure you're… — Paulo Coelho
In deference to such spectacular carnage it is perhaps perverse to dwell upon one person's death, but we are creatures so constituted that the passing… — Louis de Bernieres
Eat bitter, taste sweet," Frank said. "I hate that proverb." "But it's true. What do they call it these days---no pain, no gain? Same concept.… — Rick Riordan
An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb — Chinua Achebe
If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. - Japanese Proverb — Stephen King
Always remember the proverb: "This too shall pass." Your negative feelings won't last forever, there's a light at the end of every tunnel. It might… — Paulo Coelho
Shamefully, all of us have wanted revenge on someone at some point for something. I've lived since before man and buffalo roamed this small planet.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" he said to himself, and it became a favourite saying of his later, and passed into a… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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