The Scripture vouches Solomon for the wisest of men; and his proverbs prove him so, The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame each of them by a single sentence, consisting of two or three words.
Proverbs are the literature of reason, or the statements of absolute truth, without qualification. Like the sacred books of each nation, they are the sanctuary of its intuitions. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs. - William Blake
I still can remember some of the poems and proverbs, I learnt in my childhood. - Laillah Gifty Akita
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. - Bible KJV
Talk of an angel and you’ll hear his wings. - Proverbs
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. - German Proverb
Proverbs are in the world of thought what gold coin is in the world of business - great value in small compass, and equally current among all people. Sometimes the proverb may be false, the coin counterfeit, but in both cases the false proves the value of the true.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. - William Feather
Proverbs 16:3 'Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.' A great reminder when planning out the school year. - Tamara L. Chilver
Wealth is a planned result that requires productive work and dedication. The Tanakh says, The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush in arrive only at want (CJB, Proverbs 21:5). - H.W. Charles
Those that cannot produce ideas often speak with the old proverbs! - Mehmet Murat ildan
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed
Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only Fools despise wisdom and discipline." Proverbs 1:7 NLT - Eddie Johnson
Proverbs 22:7 "The rich rule over the poor and the borrower is slave to the lender."Galatians 5:1 "do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. - The Holy Bible
Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans."A great reminder when planning out the school year. - Tamara L. Chilver
Proverbs 21:15 NIV:When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. - Anonymous
Proverbs 28:26Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools, but those who walk in Wisdom will be kept safe. - Anonymous
Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help. - L. M. Montgomery