#proverb

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next ↗

— Gautama Buddha

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Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late? ↗

— Lewis Carroll

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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

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I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man. ↗

— Billy Graham

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There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do. ↗

— Soichiro Honda

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The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people. ↗

— James Howell

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind. ↗

— William R. Alger

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