Friday 21 June 2024

Nuggets Of Gold

Maxims, adages, axioms... they are short sayings that express a general truth, or rule of conduct. They are universal and testify to the commonality of human existence. Because maxims touch upon universal truths about life, they are looked upon as apparent wisdom, and they win ready assent from the audience. That is why some people call them nuggets of gold.

Pepper your conversations with Maxims, and your friends will be impressed with your knowledge and wisdom. Here’s today’s selection to start you off.

When you throw dirt, you lose ground. - Texan Proverb

Never frighten a little man. He’ll kill you. - Robert Heinlein

The company makes the feast. - J. Warton

Valour grows by daring, fear by holding back. - Publilius Syrus

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. - Tobias G. Smollett

Two monologues do not make a dialogue. - Jeff Daly

Variety’s the very spice of life that gives all its flavour. - William Cowper

The champion makes his own luck. - Unknown

He preaches well that lives well. - Miguel de Cervantes

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. - Confucius

Two wrongs do not make a right. - Unknown

Years and sins are always more than owned. - Italian Proverb

Never give up on anybody. - Hubert H. Humphrey

What is reasonable is true and what is true is reasonable. - Georg Wilhelm Hegel

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts. - William Penn

What can’t be cured must be endured. - Robert Burton

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. - Confucius

Wealth unused might as well not exist. - Aesop

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage. - W. Clement Stone

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow. - Lawrence Clark Powell

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