They've been called "old sayings".
Some may have been truisms, but no longer are. Example: "What goes up must come down."
NASA's unmanned probe Voyager won't be back until the "big crunch" *.
Many of them are authored by, or attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Many more are from the Holy Bible.
"Don't count your chickens before they've hatched." A useful standard for anyone that's ever bought a lottery ticket.
"Look before you leap." A reminder to exercise caution, anticipate consequence.
Are there any you've found inspiring, useful? Care to share?
* "The Big Crunch" is a hypothetical end to the cosmos as we know it, premised on the notion that if the Big Bang introduced [this cycle of] our cosmos, what will end it is gravitation pulling the contents of the cosmos back together into a singularity.
Some may have been truisms, but no longer are. Example: "What goes up must come down."
NASA's unmanned probe Voyager won't be back until the "big crunch" *.
Many of them are authored by, or attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Many more are from the Holy Bible.
"A penny saved is a penny earned." A notion promoting thrift.
"Don't count your chickens before they've hatched." A useful standard for anyone that's ever bought a lottery ticket.
"Look before you leap." A reminder to exercise caution, anticipate consequence.
Are there any you've found inspiring, useful? Care to share?
* "The Big Crunch" is a hypothetical end to the cosmos as we know it, premised on the notion that if the Big Bang introduced [this cycle of] our cosmos, what will end it is gravitation pulling the contents of the cosmos back together into a singularity.