Clock Quotes

May you always live in interesting times.

- Chinese proverb

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Today's Independent contains an extract from Taking the Proverbial, a book about the psychology of proverbs by Geoff Rolls.
I came across this column on Agape Press called The Serpent of Porn and had to laugh when it began with a Biblical lesson about the importance of avoiding sexual temptations from - of all people - Solomon!
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. - English Proverb
Tomorrow is often the busiest time of the year. - Spanish proverb

It's a curse, more so than a proverb. The word "always" is optional.

It is also not clearly Chinese in origin. More likely created for an SF story by Eric Frank Russel in the 1950's.

But I like it anyway.

By GrayGaffer (not verified) on 14 Mar 2010 #permalink