Proverb Quotes - Page 3

The power of Allah: no sound, no shape, no form. But when it manifests, none can resist it.

Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa—Who knows most, knows least.

We are loved way more by some of the people who have not contacted us in the last twelve or so months than we are loved by some of those who contact us every twelve or so days … or hours.

Gossip till the cows come home.

When the Lord's request comes, will remove all other demands.

For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human beings, because they—unlike all companies—have the means of reproduction.

Civilize The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.

In the void, there is no distinction of east and west."Gwen blinked slightly at that. "I know all of those words, and yet when strung together like that I have no idea what they mean.

If a fox strangles a goose just to eat the brains, you wouldn’t say the fox killed the brains. You’d say the fox offed the goose.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.

If you want to be a calligrapher, write, and write, and write.

Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more intensely and more frequently than it torments many if not most of us who will never be or have not yet been pushed or pulled into old age.

Power is not pleasure, power is pain.

There is an end to every journey.Even life will come to an end one moment in time.

The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it is possible to enjoy many if not most of the things that they enjoy without first having to own them.

Some people masturbate to temporarily replace their partners when they are absent, whereas some people do that to temporarily live in the present.

Of whom can we think well when it is believed that if nothing bad is done to you, this has been a kindness?

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

We stand somewhere between the mountain and the ant.

Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.

A relationship is likely to last way longer, if each partner convinces or has convinced themselves that they do not deserve their partner, even if that is not true.

For it is not needful, to use a common proverb, that one should drink up the ocean who wishes to learn that its water is salt.

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.

THE BIRD AND THE WATERA bird which has not heard of fresh waterDips his beak in salt-water year after year.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.

God provides the food, men provide the cooks.

Many millions of pregnancies—many if not most of which have each led to the birth of at least one child—were each used as nothing but a conspicuous means to a secret end called the evasion of abortion.

A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge of the mentally destitute.

Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them.

Human beings say, "It never rains but it pours." This is not very apt, for it frequently does rain without pouring. The rabbits' proverb is better expressed. They say, "One cloud feels lonely": and indeed it is true that the sky will soon be overcast.

When sense has left a head, it should be called a tail.

Thank God with endless when puts you in the crisis because will tests you many examinations one of them is to identify your enemies and allies

Much smoke has been seen, and caused great fear of fire — even when no fire ensued.

...he didn't know if he was Chuang Tzu who dreamed he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Chuang Tzu.

Brave is the thief who carries a lamp in his hand.

Some cats are angry at being called cats. To achieve peace with them, never call them by their real name

Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.

The hearts of the noble are the graves of confidences.

When the cat gets hungry, it starts to steal.

If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.

He discards a quilt for fear of bugs.

An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

Some women’s greatest achievement is sleeping with a man who is rich, famous, and/or wanted by many women, whereas some women’s greatest achievement is refusing to sleep with such a man.

The bird which has no knowledge of pure water, has his beak in salt water all year round.

The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily mean that he or she does not love you. And the fact that you are the only person who someone is sleeping with does not necessarily mean that he or she loves you.

Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.

One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...

With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles.

When in court, the primary role of lawyers is not to prove or disprove innocence; unbeknown to almost all lawyers and their clients, it is to save the court time.

Feed a squirrel and he'll leave you alone every day.

Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.

Famine sometimes increases the number of people who are overweight.

A truly compassionate man gives a poor woman a portion of his meal before he eats, not after he has eaten.

There are as many paths to Truth as there are souls of men.

The tongue is the best masseur of furrowed brows.

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.

Patience is bitter, but bears a sweet fruit.

A maid’s yard, house, wardrobe, fridge, etc. sometimes also serve as her master’s dustbin or dumpsite.