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Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day") Loose lips sink ships; Look before you leap; Love is blind – The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 1 (1591) Love of money is the root of all evil [15] Love makes the world go around
A saying is any concise expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style. A saying often shows a wisdom or cultural standard, having different meanings than just the words themselves. [1] Sayings are categorized as follows: Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth". [2]
enough for the wise: From Plautus. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to dictum sapienti sat est ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough"). sapientia et doctrina: wisdom and learning
Wise only in appearance. From Aulus Gellius' Attic Nights [16] barba tenus sapientes: wise as far as the beard: Wise only in appearance. From Erasmus's collection of Adages. Beata Virgo Maria (BVM) Blessed Virgin Mary: A common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life, love, selfhood and motivation. Maya Angelou quotes about life “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
Buddhist scriptures teach that wise people conduct themselves well. [112] A wise person does actions that are unpleasant to do but give good results, and does not do actions that are pleasant to do but give bad results. [113] Wisdom is the antidote to the self-chosen poison of ignorance. The Buddha has much to say on the subject of wisdom ...
It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! [7] [8]
Among the Balochi of Pakistan and Afghanistan, there is a word batal for ordinary proverbs and bassīttuks for "proverbs with background stories". [27] There are also language communities that combine proverbs and riddles in some sayings, leading some scholars to create the label "proverb riddles". [28] [29] [30]