Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They ...

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. The wise shall inherit glory: but ...

Splitting Semantic Hairs: The words "proverb," "adage," "maxim" and "aphorism," which are used interchangeably here, are pretty much synonymous. A proverb, according to the World Book Dictionary, ...

"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together." That was one piece of advice passed along at the just-concluded Democratic National Convention. The words were spoken by New ...