Proverbials!

Sayings about Poems A friend is a poem . ~ Iranian Proverb Poetry moves heaven and earth. ~ Japanese Proverb A poem round and perfect as a star. ~ Alexander Smith When you are very angry, don't go to a lawyer; when you are very hungry, don't be a poet . ~ Chinese Proverb I am looking for a poem that says Everything so I don't have to write anymore. ~ Tukaram For what is a poem , but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding. It is the deepest part of autobiography.~ Robert Penn Warren A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ~ E.M. Forster The moment of change is the only poem .~ Adrienne Rich For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem . ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson It is with roses and locomotives (not to mention acrobats Spring electricity Coney Island the 4th of July the eyes of mice and Niagara Falls) that my " poems " are competing. ~ EE Cummin...

Sayings about Writers & Writing Proverbs about Writing Never write a letter while you are angry. ~ Chinese Proverb Unread books make hollow minds. ~ Chinese Proverb You cannot write down a meaningful silence. ~ Italian Proverb Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble. ~ French Proverb Even the best writer has to erase. ~ Spanish Proverb Who writes love letters grows thin; who carries them, fat. ~ Dutch Proverb He who writes love letters must have clammy hands. ~ German Proverb God writes straight even on wavy lines. ~ Brazilian Proverb The first love letters are written with the eyes. ~ French Proverb Think much, say little, write less. ~ French Proverb Whatever is written on the forehead is always seen. ~ Palestinian Proverb You cannot write in the chimney with charcoal. ~ Russian Proverb If your books are not read , your descendants will be ignorant. ~ Chinese Proverb Whoever writes a book, should be ready to accept criticism. ~ Ir...

Sayings about Letters He who writes love letters must have clammy hands. ~ German Proverb A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. ~ Dutch Proverb Never write a letter while you are angry. ~ Chinese Proverb A prudent man will read the letter from back to front. ~ Turkish Proverb A letter from the heart can be read on the face. ~ Swahili Proverb Money is better than my lord's letter . ~ Scottish Proverb A marriage in later years sends a letter to the grave digger. ~ German Proverb A good figure is better than a reference letter . ~ French Proverb A good face is a letter of recommendation. ~ Traditional Proverb Beauty is a good letter of introduction. ~ Portuguese Proverb A dream which has not been interpreted is like a letter unread. ~ Hebrew Proverb The first love letters are written with the eyes. ~ French Proverb Who writes love letters grows thin; who carries them, fat. ~ Dutch Proverb An old spinster is not worth more than an u...