Keeping from falling is better than helping up.

More proverbs about Perseverance

• A famine in England begins at the horse-manger. Poor grain management for livestock presages broader scarcity throughout the land.
• Every one puts his fault on the times. People habitually blame circumstances and bad luck rather than acknowledging their own re…
• Have but few friends, though many acquaintances. Quality relationships require intentional investment; shallow connections can be numerous…
• Get thy spindle and thy distaff ready, and God will send thee flax. Prepare your tools and skills; opportunity arrives only for those already equipped to sei…
• A May flood never did good. Spring floods destroy crops and infrastructure before harvest, making their destructive p…
• No one is a fool always; every one sometimes. Foolish moments afflict everyone regardless of wisdom, so judge people by patterns, not i…