Knowledge, humbles a great person, astonishes the common, and puffs up the small.
Proverbs and old sayings about common sense, knowledge, people
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Put an Irishman on the spit, and you can always get another Irishman to baste him.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
One lives in the world's memory only by what they have done in the world's behalf.
Proverbs and old sayings about memory, world
It always takes a person much longer to tell you what he thinks than what he knows.
Proverbs and old sayings about people, contentment
If you can't get people to listen to you any other way, tell them it's confidential.
Proverbs and old sayings about people, contentment
A jack of both sides, is before long, trusted by nobody, and abused by both parties.
Proverbs and old sayings
The first mistake are theirs who commit them, the second are theirs that permit them.
Proverbs and old sayings about mistake
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Proverbs and old sayings about woman
There is not so much comfort in having children as there is sorrow in parting with them.
Proverbs and old sayings about sadness, children
It is the fate of the great ones of this earth, to be appreciated only after they are gone.
Proverbs and old sayings about destiny, earth
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs and old sayings about anger
Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear.
Proverbs and old sayings about obstacles, merit, envy, reason, wealth, fear, bad luck, bad
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
Proverbs and old sayings about faith
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
Proverbs and old sayings about help, people, things
The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.
Proverbs and old sayings
One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them.
Proverbs and old sayings about character, people, judges, nothing
An army of deer would be more formidable commanded by a lion, than a an army of lions commanded by a stag.
Proverbs and old sayings about army
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do.
Proverbs and old sayings about people, mind, old, olderness
How to dress? When the money is going from you wear anything you like. When the money is coming to you, dress your best.
Proverbs and old sayings about money, contentment
Unless a serpent devour a serpent it will not become a dragon. Unless one power absorb another, it will not become great.
Proverbs and old sayings about power
