your favourite proverbs?

junkyardjew · Post by **junkyardjew** » 15 Feb 2005 15:03

I'd be interested to hear your favourite proverbs - espicially those of you with english as a second language.

I think my favourite is probably: where two jews - three opinions.

There are a lot of good yiddish ones too, which i'll post as soon as i can find good translations of them.

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 15 Feb 2005 15:08

A Jade stone is useless before it is processed.

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 15 Feb 2005 15:26

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!

LameR · Post by **LameR** » 15 Feb 2005 15:46

All we are is dust in the wind, dude. Dust *pour* Wind *finger thing* Dude! *point*

ebo · Post by **ebo** » 16 Feb 2005 09:25

Don't shit where you eat, my friend.

mc · Post by mc » 16 Feb 2005 10:28

"Don’t tarry and don’t take no shortcuts." - Price Marshall of the Donner Party, responding to a question of advice to future travellers.

blackcrown · Post by **blackcrown** » 16 Feb 2005 10:36

"Ignore the problem and hope it goes away"

Eric

tstep84 · Post by **tstep84** » 16 Feb 2005 15:02

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. (Confucian)

crazydwarf · Post by **crazydwarf** » 16 Feb 2005 15:13

"If good things come to those who wait then procrastinators will rule the world." I have no clue who said it

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 25 Feb 2005 18:08

see sig...(no, not the name, the other part

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alex · Post by **alex** » 02 Mar 2005 19:46

"Those who cultivate Power,
Identify with Power.
Those who cultivate Failure,
Identify with Failure."

Tao Te Ching