Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed. View quotes by J P Getty
Don't you go believing in sayings, Picotee: they are all made by men, for their own advantages. Women who use public proverbs as a guide through events are those who have not ingenuity enough to make private ones as each event occurs. View quotes by Thomas Hardy
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. View quotes by Aldous Huxley