The word “thing” is a lovely thing; it can be used for so many different … things. Have fun with this collection of proverbs and quotes about things.
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A bird is three things: feathers, flight and song, and feathers are the least of these.
Marjorie Allen SeiffertAll good things come to an end.
Good experiences will end some time.All good things come to those who wait.
Just be patient.All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
John Stuart MillAll things are difficult before they are easy.
Things become easier after some time after you had some practice.All things grow with time, except grief.
As time goes by, grief will diminish.And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.
Rainer Maria RilkeBe careful who you make memories with. Those things can last a lifetime.
Ugo EzeBiology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose.
Richard DawkinsBoys always make things more complicated.
Katrina AbbottBureaucracy is more people doing less things, and taking more time to do them worse.
Evan EsarCome, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.
Chaim PotokComplex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.
Richard DawkinsCornstarch is used in the manufacture of soda pop, chewing gum, ice cream, peanut butter, library paste, ketchup, automobile paint, embalming fluid, gunpowder, insecticides, deodorants, soap, potato chips, surgical dressings, nail polish, foot powder, salad dressing, and several hundred things more.
Bill BrysonSource: At Home
Couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking.
Creating memories is a priceless gift. Memories will last a lifetime; things only a short-period of time.
Alyice EdrichCreativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.
Theodore LevittDiversity should be forever; it should be a normal thing.
Storm ReidEnergy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin FranklinFew things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.
Richard M. DeVosFew things offer greater return on less investment than praise.
Bill WalshFill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.
(unknown author)Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare.
George Bernard ShawFirst things first.
Important matters should be dealt with before other things.For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.
Roger BaconFrom little date seeds, great things are born.
Good things come to those who wait.
Be patient.He did not remember things very well, unless he put them down on his Engagement Tablet: like this: Gandalf Tea Wednesday.
J.R.R. TolkienSource: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and good things, things friendly and things unfriendly, cruel things and kind things, and secrets hidden under brambles.
J.R.R. TolkienSource: The Fellowship of the Ring
About Tom Bombadil
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
Konrad Adenauer