Gold alone makes not prosperity (Old English Proverb). How did our society end up with such a worshipful value on money and wealth? It wasn’t
Tag: proverbs
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU HARVEST
Many things grow in the garden that were never planted there (Old English Proverb). Although we do “reap what we sow”, we sometimes, also, reap
GAINS WITHOUT PAINS
No gains without pains? We, more accurately, could alter this old English Proverb to say “few” gains without pains. Sometimes, we are blessed with something
A BAD DAY
A bad day never hath a good night. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you who you are. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
IDLE THREATS
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
GREAT BRAGGERS
Great braggers, little doers. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
ANOTHER’S BURDEN
No one knows the weight of another’s burden. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
IN A CALM SEA
In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
AN ILL BATTLE
It’s an ill battle where the devil carries the colors. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
TAKE CARE OF THE PENCE
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
MORE THAN YOU CAN CARRY
Do not run away with more than you can carry. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
A CAT LOVES FISH
A cat loves fish, but she’s loth to wet her feet. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
THE WISE LEARN
Those are wise who learn caution from their own experience; but those are wiser who learn it from the experience of others. (Dictionary of English
IF IT’S WARM ON CHRISTMAS
Green Christmas, white Easter. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
CIVIL WORDS
Civil words cost nothing, and go a long way. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
A HEALTHIER PLANET
“A little less civilization would mean a much healthier planet; that’s a fact.” Lina J. Potter, First Lessons
TECHNOLOGY AND MORALITY
“Technology should never be allowed to outrun morality.” Lina J. Potter, First Lessons
NOT NATURAL
“It wasn’t natural for a person to admit that others might be smarter.” Lina J. Potter, The Price of Happiness: A Strong Woman in the
THE FIRST TO DIE
“Those who seek revenge are the first ones to die.” Lina J. Potter, The Price of Happiness: A Strong Woman in the Middle Ages
