Proverbs Quotes

213 quotes by 117 authors

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon
My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local… — Cleveland Abbe
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. — Miguel de Cervantes
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. — Winston Churchill
Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them. — Samuel Palmer
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. — Robert A. Heinlein
The name of the Lord (says the Scripture) is a strong tower; thither the righteous flee and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Let us secure His… — Samuel Adams
We may well be the ones Proverbs warns when it reminds us: "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks the… — Joan D. Chittister
We need to repent of our willing cooperation in our money-centered culture, which is depleting the natural resources that God designed for all humankind. He… — Paul Brand
I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best… — Marva Collins
I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is… — Frederick Douglass
Patch grief with proverbs. — William Shakespeare
As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected… — William Blake
Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well… — John Bunyan
The Proverbs 31 woman is a star not because of what she does but how she does itâ€”with valor. So do your thing. If itâ€™s… — Rachel Held Evans
The woman described in Proverbs 31 is not some ideal that exists out there; she is present in each one of us when we do… — Rachel Held Evans
The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. PROVERBS 12:22 — Deborah Smith
The best things in life are free — Luther Vandross
Proverbs save us the trouble of thinking. What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity. — Edward Abbey
Whatever we focus our attention on is what will dominate our thoughts (Proverbs 23:7). If our thoughts are dominated by the things of this world… — Andrew Wommack

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