Proverb Quotes

"A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience." "It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness" "There are old sellswords and bold sellswords, but no old bold sellswords." "Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings" "The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise" "He who hurries through life hurries to his grave" "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" "He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue" "Necessity never made a good bargain" "He is a fool that cannot conceal his wisdom." "Necessity never made a good bargain." "Life’s a voyage that’s homeward-bound" "Better to slide thither on a plank than cling to the rocks of a hostile shore" "Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare" "Sometimes it’s better to be silent and let your actions speak louder than your words"