Proverbs

My familie name is Bijlmakers, which means Axe maker. I expect that in the past my family has been making axes, but I have no idea how long ago this could have been. The oldest “Axemaker” in my family tree is Joost BIJLMECKERS who lived around the year 1600. But probably my family name originated … Read more

A collection of proverbs, expressions, quotes, poems, songs, etc. all about insects, spiders and some other small critters. If you know more insect related quotes or proverbs, please send me a message. Ant Bed bug Bee Beetle Bookworm Bug Butterfly Caterpillar Centipede Chafer Cicada Cockroach Cricket Drone Dung beetle Firefly Flea Fly Fruit fly Glowworm … Read more

Some people can say things better than you or me. So let's quote them. Here are some of my favorites quotes: Quote   From What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.     Dave Barry The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says … Read more

The Hobbit is the first published work by J.R.R. Tolkien. While it is the beginning of a story which later continues in The Lord of the Rings (3 volumes), it is also a complete story on its own. I have read this book already several times and have noted down from each chapter some phrases … Read more

The stories of detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Here is a collection of quotes from this famous detective. "To a great mind, nothing is little" "Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition in knowledge you forget something that you knew … Read more

This is a collection of proverbs and quotes about fruits from Apple to Watermelon. Click on one of these links to jump to the fruit of your choice: Apple | Apricot | Banana | Blueberry | Breadfruit | Cherry | Coconut | Coffee | Date | Durian | Fig | Fruit | Gooseberry | Grape … Read more

This is a collection of proverbs, expressions, quotes, poems, songs, etc. all about spiders. Also have a look at proverbs and quotes about insects If you know more quotes or proverbs about spiders, please send me a message.   A spider spins his web strand by strand.   A spidery handwriting   Big flies break … Read more

Collecting proverbs and quotes is one of my hobbies. They are now stores in a database so that I can easily show them on web pages. My largest collections are on insects and fruits, but as you will see I have several other collections.   Insects and spiders My largest collection is the one with … Read more

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. The early bird catches the worm, but it is the early worm that gets caught. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Birds of a feather flock together. A bird never flew on one … Read more