Proverbials!

Sayings about Conversation A good conversation is better than a good bed. ~ Ethiopian Proverbs A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~ Chinese Proverbs To heaven for the music but to hell for a good conversation . ~ French Proverbs He who begins a conversation , does not foresee the end. ~ Mauritanian Proverbs Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load. ~ Russian Proverbs Conversation is the food of the ears. ~ Trinidadian Proverb Do not make prayer a monologue -- make it a conversation . ~ Saying The nightingale will run out of songs before a woman runs out of conversation . ~ Spanish Proverbs After the rain the grass will grow; after wine, conversation . ~ Swedish Proverbs To quarrel with a man of good speech is better than to converse with a man who does not speak well. ~ Sanskrit Proverbs Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue. ~ Saying...

Sayings about Books See to it that you have many  books  and many friends — but be sure they are good ones. ~ Spanish Proverb A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~ Arabian Proverb Books and friends should be few but good.~ Traditional Proverb If a fool borrows a book cut off his hand; but cut off both hands of the fool who brings it back. ~ Iranian Proverb When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend. ~ Chinese Proverb Teachers die, but books live on. ~ Dutch Proverb Better than the ignorant are those who read books ; better still are those who retain what they read; even better are those who understand it; the best of all are those who go to work. ~ Indian Proverb There’s no thief like a bad book . ~ Italian Proverb Every age has its book . ~ Arabian Proverb Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass. ~ Japanese Proverb Old truths...

Sayings about Studying The bitterness of studying is preferable to the bitterness of ignorance. ~ Filipino Proverb Virtue comes not from chance but long study . ~ Italian Proverb The worst behaved students turn out to be the most pious preachers. ~ German Proverb In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard. ~ Zen Proverb If you would understand men, study women. ~ French Proverb We can study until old age and still not finish. ~ Chinese Proverb There are five ways in which to become wise: be silent, listen, remember, grow older and study . ~ Arabian Proverb Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes. ~ Chinese Proverb The lover of a student does not always become the wife of a graduate. ~ Mexican Proverb A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~ Chinese Proverb Many s...