Quotes of Proverbial - somelinesforyou

“ To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace. ”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

“ Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare.". ”

- C. Northcote Parkinson

“ I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future. ”

- Romeo LeBlanc

“ What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes. Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings — they are so trite, so threadbare. None the less they embody the concentrated experience of the race, and the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot be far wrong… ”

- Norman Douglas

“ It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle's eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory. ”

- Kwame Nkrumah
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