A good aphorism is too hard for the tooth of time, and is not worn away by all the centuries, although it serves as food for every epoch. — Friedrich Nietzsche
APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom. The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from its unstored abysm The driblet of an aphorism. "The Mad Philosopher," 1697 — Ambrose Bierce
It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas). — Pliny The Elder
A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice — Unknown
Short Adage Quotes
The secret to walkin´ on water is knowing where the rocks are. — Bootsy Collins
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. — Bob Marley
A God in the hand is worth two in the bush. — Frederick Buechner
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. — Benjamin Franklin
Timeless is the creature who is wise. And timeless is the prisoner in disguise. — Stevie Nicks
The only real person you need to know is you. — Alice Cooper
May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young. — Bob Dylan
Fools rush in, where wise men never go,
But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know? — Johnny Mercer
Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage. — Jon Voight
An old bandit adage: A bell is a cup until it is struck. — Colin Meloy
Adage Image Quotes
Forget the adage Win/Win and make a commitment to Learn/Learn.
Old Adage Quotes
Studying the martial Way is like climbing a cliff: keep going forward without rest. Resting is not permissible because it causes recessions to old adages of achievement. Persevering day in, day out improves techniques, but resting one day causes lapses. This must be prevented. — Mas Oyama
There’s an old adage that says that money is the root of all evil. Bullshit. Lack of money is the root of all evil. — Sayings
In a world of quantitative easing, the old adage of ‘Don’t fight the Fed’ needs to be rewritten as ‘Don’t trust the Fed.’ — Russell Napier
Regardless of the difficulties we may face individually, in our families, in our communities and in our nation, the old adage is still true - you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you cannot make both! The America I know doesn't make excuses. — Mia Love
There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. — Theodore Roosevelt
One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is up to you. This doesn’t mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you take responsibility for your life and your career. — Jim Rohn
You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think. — Ric Keller
The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that are inherent in this belief can and does keep people from taking advantage of excellent opportunities. — Richard Carlson
Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone. — Willie Nelson
There's an old adage that for every second too fast per mile in the first half of the race, you'll run at least 2 seconds slower at the end. — Jeff Galloway
Old Proverb Quotes
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. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it. — David Gemmell
The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. - Old Chinese Proverb — Cam'ron
The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. — Wilfred Owen
What's good for the goose is good for the gander. — John Ray
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 — Bible
If there is any truth to the old proverb that "one who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client," the Court now bestows a constitutional right on one to make a fool of himself. — Harry A. Blackmun
There is an old Arabic proverb, 'When the king puts the poet on his payroll, he cuts off the tongue of the poet', so throughout the ages, people in power have liked to control music, they used to throw songwriters in jail throughout history, and were assassinated. — Pete Seeger
An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb — Chinua Achebe
Proverb Quotes
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back. — Harvey Mackay
There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. — Chinua Achebe
If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys. — Chief Dan George
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: 'He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.' — Chinua Achebe
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. — Confucius
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. — Dogen
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. — Grantland Rice
A KEY TO BEGIN FORGIVING: Become soft and tender with the person. The first step is to become soft in your mind and spirit. Lower your voice and relax your facial expressions. This reflects honor and humility; and as Proverbs 15:1 suggests, "A gentle answer turns away anger." — Gary Smalley
The Proverbs 31 woman is not the model of a perfect woman. She is the model of a committed woman under God. — Tony Evans
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? — Dogen
Old Saying Quotes
My sister just had a baby, a little newborn. The kid is adorable, so cute. She wouldn't let me hold him, she refuses. She says, 'No way, Anthony, I'm afraid you're gonna drop him.' I'm 32 years old. Like I'm some kind of idiot. Like I don't have a million other ways to hurt that baby. — Anthony Jeselnik
I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain. — Johnny Cash
There's an old saying, 'Life begins at forty.' That's silly. Life begins every morning you wake up. — George Burns
Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, 'Well, isn't that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I'll figure out what we're going to do about your stuff. — Anne Lamott
Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do. — Dale Carnegie
Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again. — Beatrix Potter
J’aurais dû être plus gentille—I should have been more kind. That is something a person will never regret. You will never say to yourself when you are old, Ah, I wish I was not good to that person. You will never think that. — Khaled Hosseini
This isn't the old days where you can just say stuff and people will believe it. — Mike Pence
Say goodbye to the age-old stereotypes of seduction. Seductive, but not a seductress, a woman wears a scent to reveal her personality. — Paco Rabanne
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves,
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. — Jenny Joseph
With his blessings from above, serve it generously with love. One man, one wife, one love, through life. — Dean Martin
Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown. — Gordon Lightfoot
Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied until he rules everything. — Bruce Springsteen
As the adage goes, 'fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me'... It's time for patriots everywhere to rally together again and take back America. — Chuck Norris
Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position. — Shelley Moore Capito
Down the ancient corridors through the gates of time, run the ghosts of dreams that we have left behind. — Dan Fogelberg
The most important adage and the only adage is, the customer comes first, whatever the business, the customer comes first. — Kerry Stokes
Keep in mind, when you hit rock bottom, there ain't nowhere to go but up, baby. — Ludacris
I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
It is an old, old adage that if you want someone to do something, get them to believe it is their idea. Humanity is mind controlled and onlyslightly more conscious than your average zombie. Far fetched? No, no. I define mind control as the manipulation of someone's mind so that they think, and therefor act, the way you want them to. — David Icke
Give out some love and you'll find peace sublime. — Marvin Gaye
Make hay while the sun shines. — John Heywood
Don't count your chickens before they egg. — Ross O'Donovan
Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence. — Ben Harper
Even the losers get lucky sometimes! — Tom Petty
You can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to clip her wings. — Elton John
In your fear, seek only peace. In your fear, seek only love. — David Bowie
If manners maketh the man as someone said, then he's the hero of the day. — Sting
A dream is like a river ever changing as it flows and a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes. — Garth Brooks
A fool and his money are soon invited everywhere. — Warren Buffett
Everybody else shares the same cloudy sky. — Joe Walsh
A taste of honey is worse than none at all. — Smokey Robinson
I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate. — Clive Davis
One common adage...that is completely wrongheaded is: You can't go broke taking profits. That's precisely how many traders do go broke. While amateurs go broke by taking large losses, professionals go broke by taking small profits. — William Eckhardt
Take a lesson from the trees, watch the way they bend with each breeze, little victories. — Bob Seger
What the head makes cloudy
the heart makes clear — Don Henley
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