Proverbs for Daily Living

Nuggets of wisdom from the 1940s, illustrated by yours truly in the rockin' 2010s.

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March 17th It is wise not to seek a secret and honest not to reveal it.
March 16th Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; and neither fear nor wish the approaches of the last.
March 15th Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
March 14th An old man continues to be young in two things – love of money and love of life.
March 13th When the heart within is enlightened with cheer and brightness, it is heaven’s hall; when the heart within is dark and gloomy, then it is the earth’s prison.
March 12th A harvest of peace is produced form a seed of contentment.
March 11th A prophet is not without honor save in his own country and among his own kin and in his own house.
March 10th What shall profit a man, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
March 9th Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
March 8th Wit talks most, when she has least to say, and Reason interrupts not her career.
March 7th Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom; with all thy getting, get Understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
March 6th Contentment is the philosopher’s stone, which turns all it toucheth into gold; the poor man is rich with it, the rich man poor without it.
March 5th There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.
March 4th The fairest life ever lived on earth was that of a poor man, and all its beauty came from grand thoughts, not grand things.
March 3rd A man must keep his mouth open a long, long while before a roast pigeon flies into it.
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