Family Sayings and Quotes
Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Family quotes, Family sayings, and Family proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.
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A stumble may prevent a fall. -- English (on experience)
After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
All experience is education for the soul. -- unknown
An old ox makes a straight furrow. -- Spanish (on experience)
By crawling, a child learns to stand. -- Hausa (West African) (on experience)
Experience is the best teacher. -- Latin Proverb
Experience is the mother of wisdom. -- unknown
Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes. -- James Anthony Froude (1818-1894)
If you are not a fish, how can you tell if the fish are happy? -- Chinese (on experience)
If youth knew, if age could. -- Henri Estienne (1531-1598)
If you've never run aground, you've never been anywhere! -- unknown sailor - thanks to John M.
It is foolish to try to imitate the skills of others. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
It pays to be prepared. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
It takes a heap of licks to hit a nail in the dark. -- African American (on common sense)
Learn from other peoples mistakes. -- unknown
Learn from your mistakes. -- unknown
Learning is best when put into practice. -- unknown
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. -- Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Only the sufferers know how their bellies ache. -- Burmese (on experience)
The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one. -- George Herbert (1593-1633)
The early bird catches the worm. -- William Camden (1551-1623)
The grand instructor, time. -- Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
The person with burnt fingers asks for tongs. -- Samoan (on experience)
The years teach much which the days never know. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Well begun is half done. -- Aristotle (384-322 BC)
You cannot put an old head on young shoulders. -- unknown