Tag: proverbs

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom II

Purity: The German order of purity dictates what is allowed to go into a beer brew.

Consideration: “Being considerate makes roads wider”, written on a road leading through the vineyards of Rheinland-Pfalz.

The second lot of pillars of wisdom. Which ones do you prefer?

  • I: counsel, understanding, strength, power of authority, riches, honour, knowledge
  • II: purity, peacefulness, sincerity, mercy, impartiality, submissiveness, consideration

Seven for September #22

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The Seven Pillars of Wisdom I

As counted in Proverbs 9. A few translation seem to be in order.

Strength: The inscription on a house in Wiesbaden. It reads: “German house, German land, protect it, God, with your strong hand.”

Honour: The crest of a student fraternity, loosely translated as “Honour doesn‘t come cheap.

I found these seven pillars on the web and looked in my archive for photos to illustrate them. Then I got curious and found seven different pillars of wisdom. It’s possibly a translation or even an interpretation issue as in German they don’t match either list completely. I’ll do a part 2 tomorrow with different pillars.

Seven for September #21

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Proverbs.

Two heads are better than (n)one

Two heads are better than (n)one.

cold hands, warm heart

Cold hands, warm heart.

It takes two to tango.

Walls have ears

Walls have ears.

a cigar is a smoke

A woman is only a woman but a good cigar is a smoke.

For 1 Word Sunday. The word is literal.

I took it literally.

More literal posts can be found here.