The child’s foot always finds the poo
For nine blessings, one misfortune outweighs them all
You are what you eat, and you are how you work
The less you say the less you’ll be misunderstood
A barking dog makes a bad neighbour
Raise children within a marriage. Two parents are greater than one
The educated beget the educated
Better results aren’t always quicker results. And a short proverb doesn’t contain all wisdom
Though you work long hours you will still need to clean the dishes
“People are slaves to whatever has mastered them”
None are unhurried, no, not one. All are busy. Their calendars are full. Their tasks are not done. The venom of limitation is in their bones. Their complaints are always in their mouths. Their feet are swift, yet the way of peace is unknown to them.
Little is necessary but much is customary
Ethics before economics and virtue before value
The greatest conspiracy theories are true because there is no evidence they are not true
Don’t stereotype, but do generalise
The traditionalist gives communion to the unknown stranger but withholds from the known child
Don’t let your eulogy be your work history
The unrighteous wants to baptise their child. Yet the righteous doesn’t?
The more news you know the less informed you will be
Another Form. Another Check. Submitted? There is more!
I particularly like Ethics before economics and virtue before value and Don’t stereotype, but do generalise. I would love to think a little about Don’t let your eulogy be your work history. Funnily this came up in a conversation last week. It’s a sad sign when people have to go searching for a way to say that the deceased was worthwhile.
I’d say the only proverb that I am not sold on is The educated beget the educated. I wonder whether or not that just feeds into the idea that our problem is just that we’re not educated enough, and if only we understood more, then we would make better decisions. Maybe if it said something like Remember, the educated beget the educated, but sin begets sin!?
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Thanks Tim. the eulogy one was something on my mind for ages. its a telling sign. but sometimes not on the deceased (though sometimes yes), but those remembering.
for clarity (due to the nature of a proverb), the proverb on the educated was born not from a value or moral judgment in this case, but just from a statistical reality (after reading a book called “the two parent privilege” – the name says it all and a few proverbs here are reflective of my reading it. but the book was a purely economic book). let me assure, I’m not persuaded the answer to peoples problems is simply more education, but that proverb was more of an observational proverb.
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