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

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

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.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

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

Old wine and friends improve with age.

Old wine and friends improve with age.

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

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

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

He who is not impatient is not in love.

He who is not impatient is not in love.

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Six feet of earth make us all equal

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

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...

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears

Anger can be an expensive luxury

Anger can be an expensive luxury

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

Lent, which seems so long, is short at other men's tables.

Lent, which seems so long, is short at other men's tables.

He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

Merciful and everliving God, Creator of heaven and earth, the crucified body of your Son...

Merciful and everliving God, Creator of heaven and earth, the crucified body of your Son...

And eventually, the choosing becomes easier, the darkness lifts, and walking in Jesus' way is...

And eventually, the choosing becomes easier, the darkness lifts, and walking in Jesus' way is...

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the...

Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the...

A dry Lent, a fertile year.

A dry Lent, a fertile year.