Famous Proverbs
29 Proverbs about Position
1. The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.
2. Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants to the stomach, so adversity chastens and ameliorates the disposition.
3. From the miseries of others he fears for his own position.
4. It is a wretched position to be dependent on others for support.
5. It is the essence of good taste to do that which is consistent with our position.
6. The position in which we were before the war.
7. What is an exalted position to a low fellow but a golden ring in a swine's snout?
8. A great position entails great responsibility.
9. The wolf changes his teeth but not his disposition.
10. One finds little ingratitude so long as one is in a position to grant favors.