#proverb

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#practicality #proverbs #wise

The only way to tell a fable is to introduce a human. The only way to tell a proverb is to introduce your grandfather. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #proverbs #funny

When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#revenge #enemy

There is still nothing on the proverbial scoreboard. ↗

— John Motson

#proverbial #scoreboard #still

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#money

The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in Western society. ↗

— Larry Herzberg

#chinese #culture #language #proverbs #sayings

Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth. ↗

— Mac Barnett

#detectives #middle-grade #proverbs #quips #sayings

Short cuts make long delays. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#life-lesson #pippin #proverbs #shortcuts #life

Take sleep mark death. ↗

— Glen L. Richards

#illu #jamaican #proverb #death

They say it is a wide road that leads to war and only a narrow path that leads home again. ↗