List of old sayings about life??

Question

like you know how they say things like

> life is like a roller-coaster ride or

>live life to the fullest.

etc.

could someone give me a list of more?

cheers.

Answer 1

"Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude."

(Jesse Jackson)

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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.

Francis Bacon

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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

Francis Bacon

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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

Francis Bacon

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Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste.

George Best

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Answer 2

Musee des Beaux Arts - Poem by W.H. Auden

Answer 3

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those you think

Answer 4

Go here please:

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_life.htm...

Answer 5

The road to a friend's house is never long.

Danish proverb

The silent dog is the first to bite.

German Proverb

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

French Proverb

The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.

Chinese Proverb