Best Proverb Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.”

“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.”

“Life sometimes reminds us that it is sometimes heartless by giving something or someone we really need to someone who does not need or even want them or it.”

“Spring comes when the flowers bloom; your love cannot be understood but you came alone.”

“What you choose also chooses you.”

“An unwise advisor cannot hope to advise wisely.”

“Haste is from the Devil.”

“If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.”

“In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.”

“One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...”

“The mine is always bigger than the gem.”

“Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.”

“There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.”

“He paused, twisting his goatee, considering the law in Deuteronomy that forbade clothes with mixed fibers. A problematic bit of Scripture. A matter that required thought. "Only the devil wants man to have a wide range of lightweight and comfortable styles to choose from," he murmured at last, trying out a new proverb. "Although there may be no forgiveness for polyester. On this one matter, Satan and the Lord are in agreement.”

“Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.”

“Don't bite the hand that feeds you - especially if you're dining alone.”

“Civilize The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.”

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

“The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.”

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”