English Proverbs
English Proverbs
forest men opportunity proverbs
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.
chickens count proverbs
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
daughter mother proverbs win
He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin.
meat men poor proverbs rich seek stomach
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
proverbs till tomorrow
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
fool fools-and-foolishness kiss maid proverbs
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.
heads mob proverbs
The mob has many heads but no brains.
none proverbs
One of these day is none of these days.
ashamed poverty poverty-and-the-poor proverbs
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.
heal
No one heals himself by wounding another.
men giving doe
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
jesus justice redemption
When we speak about wisdom, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about virtue, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about justice, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about peace, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about truth and life and redemption, we are speaking about Christ.
earth common rich
How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants of the earth? Why do you drive out the fellow sharers of nature, and claim it all for yourselves? The earth was made for all, rich and poor, in common. Why do you rich claim it as your exclusive right?
prayer eye wings
Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.