“Nothing ever becomes real till experienced – even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it”
“A French proverb says ‘Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.’ To tell it more precise, wait till the clock strikes the midnight!”
“Nothing ever becomes real 'til it is experienced.”
“Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.”
“Did you ever hear the Oriental proverb, "The dogs bark but the caravan passes on"? Let them bark, Scarlett. I fear nothing will stop your caravan.”
“Now that the barn has burned down, I can see the moon. - Persian proverb”