Proverbs, Maxims, Adages...

Sometimes, the best wisdom and deepest lessons in life come from a few simple words. You would be familiar with some of these proverbs, axioms, maxims... If not, it is good to acquaint yourself with a few of these words of wisdom. Learn the lessons therein. Later on, you can pepper your conversations with them to impress your friends. Some of sayings are very profound, even though you might not realise at first.

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward. - Old Chinese Proverb

A watched pot never boils. - Unknown

Man has no greater enemy than himself. - Francesco Petrarch

The way out is through the door you came in. - R. D. Laing

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach. - William Cowper

The less we know the more we suspect. - Josh Billings

No one ever became thoroughly bad in one step. - Juvenal

Too much agreement kills a chat. - Eldridge Cleaver

When one must, one can. - Charlotte Whitton

True nobility is exempt from fear. - Shakespeare

No one is so old as to think he cannot live one more year. - David Viscott

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. - Duc de La Rochefoucauld

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. - Hubert H. Humphrey

He that is down needs fear no fall. - John Bunyan

When it is dark enough, men see the stars. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. - George Washington

No explanation ever explains the necessity of making one. - Unknown

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it. - J. Ogden Armour

Never mistake motion for action. - Ernest Hemingway

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. - Aesop

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