The Spirit Is Willing But
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Folly lives next door to knowledge.
The rich man gets his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.
A beggar talked to a picture, but picture answered nothing.
A dead man’s will is the mirror of his life.
Everyone is tempted to evil.
The greater love is a mother’s; then comes a dog’s; then a sweetheart’s.
To believe in certainty, we must begin by doubting.
Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree.
An iron peace is better than a golden war.
A friend to all is a friend to none.
Man shoots, god carries the bullets.
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
A good run is better than a bad fight.
Do not push the river—it will flow by itself.
Words must be weighed, not counted.
Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears.
The grunts of pigs never make it to heaven.
There will be no cream from that spoiled milk.
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.