(466 quotes found)
“Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.”
American Proverb
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)”
Bible
“A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength. [Proverbs 24:5]”
“The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.”
William Feather
“The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks”
African Proverb
“Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches English Proverb”
English Proverb
“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]”
“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked (Proverbs 10:11).”
“Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24)”
“DIE, n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die." At long intervals, however, some one says: "The die is cast," which is not true, for it is cut. The word is found in an immortal couplet by that eminent poet and domestic economist, Senator Depew:A cube of cheese no larger than a die May bait the trap to catch a nibbling mie.”
Ambrose Bierce
