I started collecting quotes during my primary school days. One day, once upon a time, my form teacher wrote something on the board. He said that was a proverb. He explained what a proverb is, and the meaning of the proverb. I can’t remember which proverb it was. I wish I did. Anyway, I was impressed that a simple sentence could contain so much meaning. It also sounded beautiful and poetic. From then on, I was hooked on proverbs.

I found them mostly in ‘Readers Digest’ the ‘magazine’. And whenever I came across one, I would put pen to paper and take a note of it. Later on, my collection extended to ‘Food for Thought’, hunour and anything I found meaningful and interesting.

I was not academically inclined – still am not. I was poor in my studies, and I didn’t do well in school. But I love to read. Through reading and through the life lessons from proverbs, I learned about life and I dare say, it has shaped me into who I am today.

Of course, now you find quotes all over the internet. I think that is proof that proverbs have a place in the scheme of things. You will learn and benefit from them if you take an interest in them and can learn from them.