My all-time favorite, from "Angela's Ashes": "Surely there's a pint for the trouble that's in it."
It helps to have a bit of Irish blood to fully appreciate the wisdom expressed herein.
Proverbs to live by
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Re: Proverbs to live by
"NEVER TELL THE MAN THAT IS CARRYING YOU THAT HE STINKS."
African Proverb
African Proverb
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Re: Proverbs to live by
Amish proverb...."No Need to Call The Devil, He will show up on His own."
Re: Proverbs to live by
Happiness is not having everything you want but appreciating what you have.
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Norse proverb.....Nobody drinks from the skulls of their enemies any more.
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Re: Proverbs to live by
Matthew 7:6 NASBS
[6] "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
[6] "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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Re: Proverbs to live by
"Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent". Mark Twain (?)