Quotes of: Proverbs Keyword

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. Proverbs 22:1

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Proverbs 27:6

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He that repeats a matter separates very friends. Proverbs 17:9

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When in doubt, Gallop! (Proverb of the French Foreign Legion)

French

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. Proverbs 29:12

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A people religiously right, will not long remain politically wrong.

Studies in Proverbs: Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth

Nothing ever becomes real till experienced – even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it

John Keats

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Proverbs 9:17

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A just man falls seven times, and rises up again. Proverbs 24:16

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As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. Proverbs 26: 11

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Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise. Proverbs 17.28

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Golf: A plague invented by the Calvinistic Scots as a punishment for man's sins.

Uncle Anthony's Unabridged Analogies: Quotes and Proverbs for Lawyers and Lecturers

Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.

Nicholson Baker

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Proverbs 6:27

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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. Proverbs 21:9

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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Proverbs 26.5

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Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have.

Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language

Old Burmese (now Myanmar) proverb: Burmese proverb: Government is one of the five evils along with fire, floods, thieves and enemies.

All Roads Lead to China

The mind is a storehouse with great capacity, but is often filled with dubious knowledge and meaningless trivialities. In truth, much of this - though at times interesting and entertaining - is of insignificant value.

Thes Proverbs of Leadership

Every wise woman builds her house: but the fool plucks it down with her hands. Proverbs 14.-1

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He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20

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