Proverbs quotes

61 proverbs quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines
  • “It's an old saying, Man. Like, there's more than one way to skin a cat, you hear that one? Who skins cats? Why would you skin a cat? And there is not more than one way to skin a cat, there is only one way! You grab the cat and rip the skin off. What's a number two way? Do you put a hose up the cat's butt and he gets so bloated that he skins...” (continue)(continue reading)

    Rick Ducommun - Henry
    [Tag:meaning, proverbs]
  • “- Det. Nick Detillo: There's an old Italian saying: Never scald your tongue on another man's soup.
    - Tom Hardy: Yeah? There's an old Irish saying: Don't listen to old Italian sayings.”

    Dennis Farina - Capt. Nick Detillo
    Bruce Willis - Det. Tom Hardy
    [Tag:caring, proverbs]
  • - Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] Dad always said “the faster you go, the more you see”.
    - Darrel Kerrigan: Did ya see that?
    - Dale Kerrigan: What?
    - Darrel Kerrigan: Oh back there.

    Stephen Curry - Dale Kerrigan
    Michael Caton-Jones - Darryl Kerrigan
    [Tag:father, proverbs, speed]
  • “Two tears in a bucket, motherfuck it.”
    Lady Chablis - Chablis Deveau
    [Tag:misfortune, proverbs]
  • “Every wolf suffers fleas, ’tis easy enough to scratch.”
    Tim Curry - Darkness
    [Tag:cruelty, evil, proverbs]
  • There is old saying, "Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate". Tonight black camel knelt here.
    Warner Oland - Inspector Charlie Chan
    [Tag:death, proverbs]
  • “Kill two birds with one stone, you heard that one? You know anybody who's actually killed one bird with one stone? Kids try it all the time. You can't hit a bird with a stone unless you have a giant rock and a little baby bird.”
    Rick Ducommun - Henry
    [Tag:proverbs]
  • “- Dave: You don't look at the mantle piece when you're poking the fire, do ya?
    - Kevin: What happens if you're poking the mantle piece?”

    James D. White - Dave
    Tim Harris - Kevin
    [Tag:proverbs, sex]
  • “- Kumar: Mr. Billy Kwan was right. Westerners do not have answers any more. Water from the Moon.
    - Guy Hamilton: What does that mean, Kumar?
    - Kumar: It's an old Japanese saying. It means something one can never have.”

    Bembol Roco - Kumar
    Mel Gibson - Guy Hamilton
    [Tag:answers, proverbs]
  • “- Mary Poppins: Our first game is called Well Begun is Half-Done.
    - Michael: I don't like the sound of that.
    - Mary Poppins: Otherwise titled Let's Tidy up the Nursery.
    - Michael: [to Jane] I told you she was tricky.”

    Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
    [Tag:proverbs, trick, wisdom]
  • “- Harry Sears: Every path has its bug.
    - Molly: Every path, your ass.
    - Harry Sears: A hard beginning, make it a good ending.”

    Peter Falk - Harry Sears
    Laurene Landon - Molly
    [Tag:proverbs]
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