Poignant Proverbs

[infamous]

Flattery:

 

Beware of praise, for flattering words may give one a false sense of worth.....................Infy

[Queso]

what goes up must come down

[infamous]

What ever has come down, has nowhere to go but up.....................Infy

[Queso]

Once fallen, Three times Rose, Fallen again but, Once Rose, and twice Fallen. Fell five times more after that.

[Queso]

Do not wish to find,

Follow your path

with an open mind

You'll stumble

upon it.

[infamous]

The man that assumes the role of lawyer in his own defense has a fool for a client.

[infamous]

Very often, the man that holds his tongue will appear to others as quite intelligent only to prove them wrong when he breaks his silence..........Infy

[Queso]

Don't jump the gun,

Eat it. Consume it.

[Racoon]

Flattery:

 

Beware of praise, for flattering words may give one a false sense of worth.....................Infy

 

what about sincere compliments Infy? :cup:

 

" What is going to be diminished

Must first be allowed to inflate.

 

Whatever you want to weaken

Must first be convinced of its strength

 

What you want to overcome

You must first of all submit to -

 

You see, what is yielding and weak

Overcomes what is hard and strong:"

 

___Chapter 36

[InfiniteNow]

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

 

 

or...

 

 

The sqeaky wheel gets the grease.

[InfiniteNow]

Only those that attempt to resist the wind get broken by it.

[infamous]

If you find yourself going deeper and deeper into the hole, quit digging........Infy

[Racoon]

some old man told me:

"Don't take any wooden nickles". :shrug:

 

___I love you Grandpa! RIP :)

[TheBigDog]

A man with only a hammer sees everything as a nail.

[TheBigDog]

When a fish dies it starts to stink from the head first.

[infamous]

Speaking of heads; If you want to kill a snake, start by cutting off it's head.

 

This advice should be taken by our government with regard to Terrorism.

 

I wonder where Usama is hiding?

[Racoon]

And that same old man also told me:

 

"If someones bigger than you, take a 2 x 4 and bring 'em down to your size" :)

 

___James Friend, a tough old Irish Son of a *****! :shrug: also known as Jimmy