Saturday, July 07, 2007

A battalion of quotes and proverbs

1.Two hands should be twice as busy as one tongue.-Chinese proverb
2.By learning you will teach;by teaching you will learn.-Latin proverb
3.Many things are lost for want of asking.-English proverb
4.Sow much,reap much;sow little,reap little.-Chinese proverb
5.One of the greatest tragedies of the average person is the tendency to spend our whole lives perfecting our faults.-Norman Vincent Peale
6.Life doesn't wait to be asked :it comes grinning in ,sits down uninvited and helps itself to bread and cheese,and comments uninhibitedly on the decorations.-Philip Larkin
7.Better to lose the anchor than the whole ship.-Dutch proverb
8.Man-despite his artistic pretensions,his sophistication,and his many accomplishments---owes his existence to a six inch layer of top soil and the fact that it rains.-Anonymous
9.A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas;a dog hunting does not notice them.-Chinese proverb
10.If the enemy is in range,so are you!
11.Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.-Scottish proverb
12.When it is dark enough,you can see the stars.-Charles A.Beard
13.Those who seek harmony know how to find it.-Chinese proverb
14.Luck never gives;it only lends.-Swedish proverb

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