A comfortable falsehood…
A comfortable falsehood will always win out over an uncomfortable truth.
« πλ | 16 Jul 2005 »
Quotes — Proverb (24 entries)
All the ways of a man…
All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the Lord who proves hearts.
« πλ | 1 Sep 2004 »
An ounce of “don’t say it”…
An ounce of “don’t say it” is worth a pound of “didn’t mean it”.
« πλ | 7 Mar 2005 »
As the dog returns…
As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.
« πλ | 28 Mar 2003 »
Be sensible of your wants…
Be sensible of your wants, that you maybe sensible of your treasures.
« πλ | 21 Jan 2005 »
Deal with the faults of others…
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
« πλ | 26 Sep 2004 »
Every prudent man…
Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
« πλ | 10 May 2003 »
He who refreshes others…
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
« πλ | 22 Nov 2004 »
If you are patient…
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape 100 days of sorrow.
« πλ | 18 Jun 2004 »
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout…
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
« πλ | 1 Dec 2004 »
More company increases happiness…
More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.
« πλ | 25 Jan 2005 »
Now or Later?
He who purifies himself from his faults in the present life, satisfies with a penny a debt of a thousand ducats; and he who waits until the other life to discharge his debts, consents to pay a thousand ducats for that which he might before have paid with a penny.
« πλ | 10 Mar 2004 »
Speech is silver…
Speech is silver, silence is golden; speech is human, silence is divine.
« πλ | 17 Nov 2006 »
Teachers open the door…
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
« πλ | 27 Sep 2006 »
The birds of sadness…
You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair.
« πλ | 4 Oct 2006 »
The foolish reject…
The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see.
« πλ | 2 Sep 2006 »
The full soul loathes…
The full soul loathes the honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
« πλ | 7 Jul 2004 »
Trust in the Lord…
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and do not rely on your own insight, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your path.
Sometimes “straight” doesn’t always mean the quickest way there. :)
« πλ | 10 Jul 2004 »
You want to walk…
If you want to walk fast, walk alone.
If you want to walk far, walk together.
« πλ | 9 Jun 2004 »
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