The Beauty of Proverbs, Axioms, Maxims....
The beauty of proverbs, amioms, maxims.... is that within the few short and simple words, there is a huge amount of wisdom, carried down through the generations, some through centuries. Some might sound cliché, but they are also deep truth (as clichés tend to be).
Keep a few of these proverbs/maxims/axioms in mind, and pepper them in your conversations to impress your friends with your wisdom.
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On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
None are as empty as those who are full of themselves. - Benjamin Whichcote
It is hard to say common things in an original way. - Horace
No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking. - Voltaire
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well. - Publilius Syrus
Better to wear out than rust out. - Unknown
As was his language so was his life. - Seneca
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. - Aesop
One good head is better than a hundred strong hands. - Unknown
The keen spirit seizes the prompt occasion. - Unknown
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. - Publilius Syrus
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Nice selection of wisdom! ❤️
Thank you Melinda. I am glad you approved. :-)
You continously come up with quotes I have never heard before!
Surely, you couldn't have heard them all. :-)
I think I mentioned that I started collecting quotes when I was in my primary school. :-)
You have an amazing collection!
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