#proverb

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed. ↗

— J. Paul Getty

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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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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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If you want to follow some good steps, it would Proverbs, all over. ↗

— Pedro Martinez

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A proverb is good sense brought to a point. ↗

— John Morley

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Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life. ↗

— St. Jerome

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I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

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