8,789 Words of Wisdom

Proverbs, Precepts, Maxims, Adages, and Axioms to Live By

Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer

Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined.

Learn to unlearn.Truth does not blush.Enjoy the journey as much as the stay.Stretch beyond what is comfortable.If you think you can, you can.Pack you own parachute.Fall seven times, stand up eight.Keep your soul young.Turn to any page and find the secrets of life.

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Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined.

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Appreciate the questions as much as the answers. Stretch beyond what is comfortable. There are folksy expressions polished smooth over time: If you think you can, you can. Experience is the best teacher. Quotes: Those who know don't speak, those who speak don't know (Lao-tzu). Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there (Will Rogers). Unexpected turns: Listen with your eyes. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Taken together it's the ultimate source of self-improvement.

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Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D., is a lexicographer who has au

Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D., is a lexicographer who has authored or compiled more than forty books, including the "Dicthored or compiled more than forty books, including the "Dicthored or compiled more than forty books, including the "Dicthored or compiled more than forty books, including the "Dictionary of American Slang" (with Robert L. Chapman), "The Ortionary of American Slang" (with Robert L. Chapman), "The Ortio

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Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined. - Learn to unlearn. - Truth does not blush. - Enjoy the journey as much as the stay. - Stretch beyond what is comfortable. - If you think you can, you can. - Pack you own parachute. - Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Keep your soul young. Turn to any page and find the secrets of life.