A life spent worthily should be measured by deeds--not years.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Hanging and wiving go by destiny. Marriage and execution are equally inevitable forces beyond individual control or choice.
• St. Bartholomew brings the cold dew. Summer's end arrives when this saint's feast day comes, marking autumn's approach and coo…
• Young men may die, old men must. Mortality is inevitable for all, but youth's false sense of invulnerability obscures this…
• After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. Digestion benefits from rest after heavy meals and movement after light ones.
• Two in distress make sorrows less. Shared suffering becomes more bearable when you have someone to endure it alongside you.
• Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. Engaging conversation makes time pass pleasantly, transforming tedium into enjoyment thro…