Quotes — Proverb (24 entries)

A comfortable falsehood…

A comfortable falsehood will always win out over an uncomfortable truth.

— Author unknown

« πλ | 16 Jul 2005 »

All must be tasted…

Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.

— Chinese proverb [via]

« πλ | 26 Aug 2004 »

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.

— Proverbs 21:2

« 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”.

— Author unknown

« πλ | 7 Mar 2005 »

As the dog returns…

As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.

— Proverbs 26:11 (Thanks Brian.)

« πλ | 28 Mar 2003 »

Be sensible of your wants…

Be sensible of your wants, that you maybe sensible of your treasures.

— Thomas Traherne, from First Century, #45

« πλ | 21 Jan 2005 »

Begin to weave…

Begin to weave and God will give you the thread.

— German proverb

« πλ | 15 Nov 2005 »

Deal with the faults of others…

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

— Chinese proverb

« πλ | 26 Sep 2004 »

Don’t carry logs…

Don’t carry logs into the forest.

— Horace

« πλ | 28 Aug 2006 »

Every prudent man…

Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.

— Proverbs 13:16

« πλ | 10 May 2003 »

He who refreshes others…

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

— Proverbs 11:25

« πλ | 22 Nov 2004 »

If you are patient…

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape 100 days of sorrow.

— Chinese proverb

« 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.

— Proverbs 11:22

« πλ | 1 Dec 2004 »

More company increases happiness…

More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.

— Thomas Traherne

« 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.

— St. Catherine of Genoa [via]

« πλ | 10 Mar 2004 »

Speech is silver…

Speech is silver, silence is golden; speech is human, silence is divine.

— German proverb

« πλ | 17 Nov 2006 »

Teachers open the door…

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

— Chinese proverb

« 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.

— Chinese proverb [via]

« 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.

— Huang Po [via]

« πλ | 2 Sep 2006 »

The full soul loathes…

The full soul loathes the honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

— Proverbs 27:7 [via]

« πλ | 7 Jul 2004 »

Those who are slow to anger…

Those who are slow to anger calm contention.

— Proverbs 15:18

« πλ | 9 Sep 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.

— Proverbs 3:5-6

Sometimes “straight” doesn’t always mean the quickest way there. :)

« πλ | 10 Jul 2004 »

What soap is…

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.

— Jewish Proverb [via]

« πλ | 26 Aug 2006 »

You want to walk…

If you want to walk fast, walk alone.
If you want to walk far, walk together.

— African proverb

« πλ | 9 Jun 2004 »