Wise Old Sayings And Quotes

by allinspiration.com

Here is a collection of wise old sayings and quotes from various authors, celebrities, famous persons, and other sources compiled by allinspiration.com for you to read and enjoy. Savor the wisdom here.

“The world is the traveler’s inn.”
– Afghan Saying

“Only a fool tests the water with both feet.”
– African Proverb

“Actions speak louder than words.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“Example is the best precept.”
– Aesop

“Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.”
– Aesop

“It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others.”
– Aesop

“It is possible to have too much of a good thing.”
– Aesop

“It pays to be prepared.”
– Aesop

“Kindness is more persuasive than force.”
– Aesop

“Little by little does the trick.”
– Aesop

“Slow and steady wins the race.”
– Aesop

“It takes a heap of licks to hit a nail in the dark.”
– African-American Saying

“Tell me whom you love and I’ll tell you who you are. ”
– African-American Saying

“Know thyself.”
– Ancient Greek Proverb

“Every man is the architect of his own fortune.”
– Appius

“The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.”
– Arabic Saying

“Well begun is half done.”
– Aristotle

“Clouds that thunder, do not always rain.”
– Armenian Saying

“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”
– Auguste Rodin

“The shoe knows if the stocking has a hole.”
– Bahamian Saying

“A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.”
– Ben Franklin

“A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours.”
– Ben Franklin

“After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser.”
– Ben Franklin

“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower still in changing.”
– Ben Franklin

“Better slip with foot than tongue.”
– Ben Franklin

“Clean your finger before you point at my spots.”
– Ben Franklin

“It is wise not to seek a secret and honest not to reveal it.”
– Ben Franklin

“Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.”
– Ben Franklin

“Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.”
– Ben Franklin

“The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine.”
– Ben Franklin

“What you would seem to be, be really.”
– Ben Franklin

“Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.”
– Ben Franklin

“No sin is hidden to the soul.”
– Bengali Saying

“If you call one wolf, you invite the pack.”
– Bulgarian Saying

“New day, new fate.”
– Bulgarian Saying

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