What's your favourite myth/riddle/proverb?

Question

And from any culture too. For example, i think this story is cool (but i can't remember it well so forgive me if im wrong)

This guy asked "what's h**l?" to someone, and they led him into this room full of people without hands. Each had a pot of soup and they were hungry but had their spoons in their mouths, trying to eat the soup. The next room was full of people, same problem, only they were using their spoons to feed each other.

Answer 1

my favorite saying is a rolling stone gathers no moss. I like the way you are told to keep busy

Answer 2

my fave is 'he who goes to bed with itchy bum wakes up with smelly finger' lol but i feel this may have been a joke one lol

Answer 3

Babe God is a myth h**l but look how many believe it's true.

Answer 4

Proverb/story..."The Emperor's New Clothes".  It is native to many regions and holds an immense lesson for us all.

Answer 5

Be careful of your thoughts,for your thoughts become your words

Be careful of your words,for your words become your actions

Be careful of your actions,for they become your habit

Be careful of your habits,for they become your character

Be careful of your character,for your character becomes your destiny

Answer 6

Work while U work

Play while U play

It is the way

of happy N g*y

Answer 7

Greek mythology, somthing about a king who tricks the gods and is turned into a werewolf.

Answer 8

Money makes the mare (to) go!

Answer 9

I bought a shirt.  The plastic bag it came in had a message saying "Keep away from children".  If only Gary Glitter had followed that advice.

Answer 10

I can't repeat it exactly. How the chrysanthemum got so many petals. Each petal on the flower represented love and yet it only had six petals. So the lover thought he would carefully tear each petal to make so many more and declare his love more fully.

Answer 11

Gaze unto the Abyss and the Abyss gazes also unto you. nice little warning from my man Nietzche

Answer 12

Proverb/story.

Hecate, Greek Goddess

of The Crossroads



Hecate, Greek goddess of the three paths, guardian of the household, protector of everything newly born, and the goddess of witchcraft -- once a widely revered and influential goddess,  the reputation of Hecate has been tarnished over the centuries. In current times, she is usually depicted as a "hag" or old witch stirring the cauldron.

But nothing could be further from the image of Hecate's original glory.

A beautiful and powerful goddess in her own right, the Greek goddess Hecate was the only one of the ancient Titans who Zeus allowed to retain their authority once the Olympians seized control. Zeus shared with Hecate, and only her, the awesome power of giving humanity anything she wished (or withholding it if she pleased).

Usually classified as a "moon goddess",  her kingdoms were actually three-fold . . . the earth, sea, and sky. Having the power to create or withhold storms undoubtedly played a role in making her the goddess who was the protector of shepherds and sailors.

A lover of solitude, the Greek goddess Hecate was, like her cousin Artemis, a "virgin" goddess, unwilling to sacrifice her independent nature for the sake of marriage. Walking the roads at night or visiting cemeteries during the dark phase of the moon, the goddess Hecate was described as shining or luminous.

In other legends she is invisible, perhaps only glimpsed as a light, a "will-o-the-wisp".  Perhaps it was this luminous quality that marked Hecate as a "moon goddess", for she seemed quite at home on the earth.

Some scholars believe it is also was because her mother was Asteria (the Titan goddess of the Shining Light or "Star") or perhaps it was because she sensibly always carried a torch on her journeys.

Like Artemis, Hecate was usually depicted with her sacred dogs, although Hecate and even her animals, were sometimes said to have three heads and that they could see in all directions. Although usually depicted as a beautiful woman having three human heads, some images are fearsome indeed (one with a snake's head, one with a horse's, and the third a boar's head).

This farsightedness, the ability to see in several directions at once (even the past, present, and future) featured largely in her most famous myth, the abduction of Persephone.  For it was the goddess Hecate who "saw" and told the frantic Demeter what had become of her daughter.

The goddess Hecate continued to play an important role in the life of Persephone, becoming her confidante when she was in the Underworld. Hades, thankful for their friendship, was more than hospitable, honoring Hecate as a prominent and permanent guest in the spirit world. Surely this had the effect of enhancing her reputation as a spirit of black magic with the power to conjure up dreams, prophecies, and phantoms.

Answer 13

What goes on four in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?

I'll edit the answer in later if needed.

Edit: Update and for answer:

Man! - thats man as in humans (no offence girls) :)

Why?

Morning = baby = crawl on all four

Afternoon = toddler to middle age = walking normally

Evening = old age = walking with a stick

O.k. So it does not account for disability as such or illness, but still it works well in simple terms.

It is the riddle of the Sphinx from Greek mythology:

http://www.jimloy.com/puzz/sphinx0.htm

Answer 14

Iv not heard that one very good, I like ,Keep your friends close and your enemies  even closer and I like ,h**l has no fury like a women scorned.

Answer 15

My favourite riddle is "Which would rather be or a wasp?

Answer 16

Favorite proverb... "Wazzup"...

Answer 17

I am not a physical person on a spiritual journey, I am a spiritual person on a physical journey.

Answer 18

"If a tree falls in the woods and there's no one to hear it, does it still make a sound?"

Answer 19

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool.

Shun him.

He who knows not, and knows that he knows not is simple.

Teach him.

He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep.

Wake him.

He who knows, and knows that he knows is wise.

Follow him.

Anonymous Arabic Proverb