#proverb

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#proverb #inspirational

An intelligent enemy,' he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, 'rather than a foolish friend.' Or, 'He learnt the language of pigeons, and forgot his own.' Or, the favourite of Jan Fishan Khan: 'Nothing is what it seems. ↗

— Tahir Shah

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The second mouse gets the cheese!" - The Inimitable Terry Pratchett ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#mouse #proverb #retort #education

Booze makes brothers like no mothers ever do. ↗

— Killian McRae

#love

Plant an expectation; reap a disappointment." (Quoting an old adage) ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#marriage

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

— Aldous Huxley

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The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#experience #long #long experience #proverbs #sentences