The saying “No good deed goes unpunished” has always intrigued me. I’ve wondered whether it has ancient origins, like so many other proverbs, and was curious about the context from which it was born. I’ve also always had mixed feelings about it, wondering about the intention behind the saying and whether it’s a good saying…

Recently, my husband had to take a job in another region for a few months. During that time, I felt more than ever the insightfulness of the proverb “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I used to think it was a bit of an overly affected saying, but now that I’ve experienced it fully, I…

It isn’t every day that we get to engage with something dating back to 300 B.C., but the proverb “Time heals all wounds” is just that. Have you ever had someone quote this proverb to you when you needed just a little bit of reassurance, which this one so consistently provides? Just saying it to…

How to interpret the proverb “A rolling stone gathers no moss” is, intriguingly, not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Over the generations, it has come to take on an entirely different meaning. When you look at this saying, and it’s one most of us have heard of, do you think it’s recommending we be the rolling stone…