Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass.

Quote by Italian Proverb

Topics: Age Quotes

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same...

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same...

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

A sin concealed is half-pardoned

Hope is the last thing ever lost

Hope is the last thing ever lost

He who is not impatient is not in love.

He who is not impatient is not in love.

Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.

Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage

He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.

He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.

Bed is the poor man's opera

Bed is the poor man's opera

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Six feet of earth make us all equal

One is never too old to yearn

One is never too old to yearn

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Anger can be an expensive luxury

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience...

Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience...

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes...