No, this is not describing a circus freak show from a bygone age, we deal here with the human instinct to overindulge. Everyone learns in infancy that cramming in too much food results in sickness and pain but do we learn? Usually for a while we are wiser but the temptation slips back in as the memory of painful spewing retreats. Over indulgence is not confined just to food - humans, given the chance, will drink to excess, gamble to ruination or accumulate wealth to obscene unnecessary lengths. The problem is we don't know when to stop. The acquisition instinct seems to be powered by our imaginations and sense of insecurity. Self-discipline is a desirable trait to develop but most people seem to need pain or fear to remind them of the folly of overdoing it. "A little of what you fancy does you good" but don't let your eye get bigger than your belly.
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Proverbs store the wisdom of ages in short, memorable lines with several layers of meaning. This blog states a weekly proverb and explores its meaning. Sir Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, war leader, writer, painter, historian, bon viveur, whose mother was a United States citizen, recommended that people lacking formal education to learn proverbs. "The Wisdom of Nations lies in their Proverbs... Collect and learn them". William Penn, founder of the State of Pennsylvania.
Monday, June 12, 2006
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- He that counts all costs will never put plough to ...
- None so well shod but they may slip.
- A whet is no let
- A beard well lathered is half shaved.
- The dog gnaws the bone because he cannot swallow it.
- He that is too secure is not .
- A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
- The fool wanders far, the wise man travels.
- He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace.
- Light your lamp before it becomes dark.
- Fall not out with a friend for a trifle.
- A disease known is half cured.
- The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.
- The eye is bigger than the belly
- To spare at the spigot and let run at the bung.
- The last drop makes the cup run over.
- No point in crying over spilt milk.
- There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out...
- Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- The cow must browse where she is tied.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
- The dog that trots about finds a bone.
- Always at it wins the day
- All's fair in love and war
- Good kail is half a meal
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