Not good. This is a collection of proverbs and quotes about bad and worse.
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A bad tree does not yield good apples.
A bad workman always blames his tools.
Used when someone blames external factors for things they did wrong or poorly.A bad workman blames his tools.
Blaming the tools is an excuse for lack of skill.A pessimist is one who feels bad when he feels good for fear he'll feel worse when he feels better.
(unknown author)A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
Oscar WildeAnyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad.
W.C. FieldsAs dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
BibleSource: Ecclesiastes 10:1
Bad men do what good men only dream.
Gavin EwartBad news travels fast.
People like to gossip, so they tell bad news very quickly to others.Bad news travels fast. Good news takes the scenic route.
Doug LarsonBetter be alone than in bad company.
Don't mix with bad people.Bureaucracy is more people doing less things, and taking more time to do them worse.
Evan EsarBy all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
SocratesEnglish is the easiest language to speak badly.
George Bernard ShawFalse friends are worse than open enemies.
Flowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites.
Good corn is not reaped from a bad field.
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
Mae WestHe who selects coconut with great care ends up getting a bad coconut.
I detest mosquitoes. One mosquito can keep me 'awaker' than a bad conscience.
Lucy Maud MontgomerySource: Anne of Windy Poplars
Quoted: Anne
I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little.
Billy ConnollyI like the term 'misunderstood'. But I am a bit of a bad boy.
Zayn MalikIf you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad company.
Jean-Paul SartreIn a choice between bad company and loneliness, the second is preferable.
It is a bad game where nobody wins.
(unknown author)It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.
Anton LaVeyLife is too short to read a bad book.
James JoyceMy ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.
Stephen HawkingMy memory is so bad: I never have to pretend that I forgot something.
MinkukelNot all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.
Dave BarryNothing isn't better or worse than anything. Nothing is just nothing.
(unknown author)Source: Game of Thrones
Quoted: Arya Stark
One bad apple spoils the bunch.
Reading stories is bad enough but writing them is worse.
Lucy Maud MontgomerySource: Anne of Green Gables
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam.
Terry JonesSource: Monty Python
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.
Paulo CoelhoSource: The Alchemist
The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.
Javier BardemThe bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.
Michael AltshulerThe cure may be worse than the disease.
The key to happiness is good health and a bad memory
Ingrid BergmanThere are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.
J.K. RowlingSource: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Quoted: Dumbledore
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Benjamin FranklinThere's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
Alfred WainwrightThey kill good trees to put out bad newspapers.
James G. WattThings can always get worse.
Things can be both bad and better.
Hans RoslingThis is the essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions.
Yuval Noah HarariSource: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Too much coffee is bad for my health. I don't know if it will kill me, but if it does I hope to come back as a coffee pot.
(unknown author)What is worse, tattoos or religion?
MinkukelWhen trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
Dave Barry