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.