Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• The finest shoe often hurts the foot. Beauty and perfection in appearance frequently come at the cost of comfort and practical…
• God tempers the wind to the shorn sheep. Hardship diminishes in proportion to one's vulnerability, or mercy matches misfortune.
• Short and sweet like a donkey's gallop. Brief moments of intensity fade quickly, so appreciate their value without expecting perm…
• Every one can tame a shrew but he that hath her. Only those outside a difficult relationship can judge or manage it; those within suffer i…
• Few people are out of the reach of slander. Most individuals lack sufficient obscurity or virtue to escape false accusations and mali…
• Slander leaves a score behind it. Spoken harm creates lasting damage that the victim carries long after the words fade.