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. Lucy Maud Montgomery bitefineproverb Change image and share on social
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. Aldous Huxley experiencepersonallyplatitude Change image and share on social
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. Miguel de Cervantes drawexperiencelong Change image and share on social
Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people. James Howell callcommonimproperly Change image and share on social
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind. Leo Rosten absenceadvisecontradict share on social
Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. Alphonse de Lamartine affairconcealdetail Change image and share on social
Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive. Mahatma Gandhi appointcommandhour Change image and share on social
Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success. Thornton Wilder aimconditioneternal Change image and share on social
Providence School of Art students used to sneak into P Funk concerts. Bernie Worrell artconcertfunk Change image and share on social
Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it. Abbe Pierre aheadawarecapuchin Change image and share on social