Every man must eat a peck of ashes before he dies.

More proverbs about Human Nature

• Bachelors' wives and maids' children are always well taught. Unmarried people confidently advise on parenting despite lacking the humbling reality of…
• He is most loved that hath most bags. Wealth attracts companionship more reliably than virtue or character ever will.
• Better be a beggar than a fool. Poverty with dignity and sense surpasses the shame of foolish wealth or status.
• A blind man would be glad to see it. Even the most limited or deprived person would be grateful for what others take for grant…
• The best horse needs breaking, and the best child needs teaching. Even the most naturally gifted require discipline and guidance to develop their potential…
• In a calm sea every man is a pilot. Fair conditions mask incompetence; true skill emerges only when facing genuine difficulty.