Wood half burnt is easily kindled.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing. Generosity multiplies when shared freely, returning abundance to those who give it.
• The taste of the kitchen is better than the smell. Experiencing something firsthand surpasses merely anticipating or imagining it from a dis…
• To split knotty timber use smooth wedges. Solving complex problems requires gentle, refined approaches rather than brute force or c…
• The knowledge of the disease is half the cure. Identifying a problem precisely enables you to address it effectively rather than waste e…
• Knowledge, like physic, is more plague than profit, if it arrives too late. Untimely knowledge burdens without benefit, like medicine administered after death has al…
• An ounce of knowledge may be worth a pound of comfort. Small, precise understanding often proves more valuable than soothing but empty reassuran…