#proverb

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#applied #aptly #conversation #forever #hit

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. ↗

— William Feather

#experience #fables #folk #into #nation

He paused, twisting his goatee, considering the law in Deuteronomy that forbade clothes with mixed fibers. A problematic bit of Scripture. A matter that required thought. "Only the devil wants man to have a wide range of lightweight and comfortable styles to choose from," he murmured at last, trying out a new proverb. "Although there may be no forgiveness for polyester. On this one matter, Satan and the Lord are in agreement. ↗

— Joe Hill

#deuteronomy #devil #god #polyester #proverb

No, you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them from building nests in your hair. ↗

— D. Byron Patterson

#life-lesson #wisdom #life

Short cuts make long delays. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

Whoever said ignorance is bliss must have died a horrible death with a really surprised look on his face. ↗

— Lisa Shearin

#ignorance #proverb #death

Take sleep mark death. ↗