"He who laughs last, laughs best" so many people do not grasp this proverb!
neat springy proverb!
says "April showers will bring
pretty May flowers".
Inspired by Paula Goldsmith.
There is a Cherokee proverb…a blessing
to which I now give voice:
When you were born, you cried
and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die
the world will cry
and you'll rejoice.
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moonlight spills silver
soft as a whispered secret~
wisdom walks naked
If you can't live longer, live deeper.
Enough is as good as a feast.
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, while others build windmills."
unlike human brain,
stomach alerts when empty
African proverb.
Jamaican proverb
“when you see an old lady run, don’t ask what’s the matter
you run too”
I read this and laughed
I am old lady
I get it.
If I am running
there is a bear, a bull or an alligator chasing me
or maybe an enemy with a machete
great advice and marvelous proverb
between speaking and doing
there is a long road to walk
and a great desert to march
an immense sea to cross
Irish Proverb
A long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A good girl and an honest one.
A cold pint and another one.
By
Josehf Lloyd Murchison
Wise Eden retold
Come, pay homage to old age
To recompense gold.
Today I’m thankful for the birds and this old bird proverb
with all the wisdom to us it brings:
A bird sitting on the branch of a tree is never in fear of the branch breaking
because her trust is not in the branch
her trust is in her wings.
A vended injurious tongue begets a curse
But one who strives to live a clean life is blessed in many ways
November 7, 2023
APC
It never rains
But it pours,
Is an old proverb
That still endures.
For:
When you’ve a leak in your roof
And your buckets for drips are ready,
Why do the heavens always open
And the rain never fall steady?
A breakdown always happens
At the very worst place and time,
Nature and the elements conspiring
To ensure we earn our place –
At the finishing line.
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