Poignant Proverbs

[Turtle]

There is always someone worse off then yourself. - Æsop

[Turtle]

You can lead a goat to water, but you can't make it drink. - Unattested

[Turtle]

One story is good, till another is told. -Æsop

[Boerseun]

He who laughs last, didn't catch the joke.

[Buffy]

You can get one guy to dig one post hole in 60 seconds.

And you can get 60 guys to dig 60 post holes in 60 seconds.

But you can't get 60 guys to dig one post hole in one second.

-- Unattested (but should be!)

 

More not always better,

Buffy

[Jay-qu]

If something happens once, it seldom happens again. If something happens twice its sure to happen a third time.

-Old Arab Proverb

[LaurieAG]

The sinews of war are infinite money - Cicero

[Turtle]

The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings. - Æsop

[Turtle]

Use it or lose it. - Unattested

[Turtle]

Those who seek to please everybody please nobody. - Æsop

[DougF]

Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

[Turtle]

Better beans and bacon in peace, than cakes and ale in fear.

- Æsop - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

[Turtle]

Enjoy Coca-Cola®

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[DougF]

The people may be made to follow a path of action,

but they may not be made to understand it.

 

Confucius, The Confucian Analects

[DougF]

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom:

the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

 

Walter Lippmann

[Turtle]

Don't ask!

 

Don't tell!

[InfiniteNow]

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. :)