by Barbara Smith | Jun 16, 2018 | Painting & Writing
The thing about a proverb is it may not be 100% true. But a witty proverb communicates truth for living. For example, an African proverb about owls says, the owl is the wisest of all the birds – the more it sees the less it says. That goes against the grain of... by Barbara Smith | Oct 18, 2017 | Painting & Writing, Personal Pigeonholes
A friend shared a Spanish proverb; don’t speak unless you can improve upon the silence. There isn’t much silence today – unless I turn off the news, and remove myself from the glorious and gabby living room that Facebook is. When I think back to what others have said...