Proverbs and old sayings about Books, page 2

45 proverbs and old sayings about books

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books

Diligence is the vehicle on the paths of Mountains of Books; endurance is the vessel on the courses of the Seas of Learning.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books

A donkey that carries a lot of books is not necessarily learned.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about books

Teachers die, but books live on.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about books

Arms, women, and books should be looked at daily.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about books

A picture is worth a thousand words, and yet picture books are for infants.

Proverbs and old sayings English about books

Word by word the big books are made.

Proverbs and old sayings French about books

No more teachers, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks.

Proverbs and old sayings French about books

A teacher is better than two books.

Proverbs and old sayings German about books

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

Proverbs and old sayings German about books

More is to be got from one teacher than from two books.

Proverbs and old sayings German about books

Books provide knowledge, life furnishes understanding.

Proverbs and old sayings about books

Better than the ignorant are those who read books; better still are those who retain what they read; even better are those who understand it; the best of all are those who go to work.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about books

Books are preserved parts of minds.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about books

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about books

Only through suffering and sorrow do we acquire the wisdom not found in books.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about books

Study from new books, but from old teachers.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about books

The sight of books removes sorrow from the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about books

Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about books

Old truths, old laws, old friends, old books, and old wine are best.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about books