_Myths

God cures, and the doctor gets paid. - Chilean Proverb

The wicked pursue only rebellion, and a merciless messenger is sent against them. + Book of Proverbs 17, 11 [17:11] The irony is that such people will meet up with what they so energetically pursue—in the form of an unrelenting emissary sent to them. http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. + Book of Proverbs 17, 9 [17:9] A paradox. One finds (love, friend) by concealing (an offense), one loses (a friend) by revealing (a secret). In 10:12 love also covers over a multitude of offenses. http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature. - Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)

Diana at her bath (Alexandre Jacques Chantron) Artist Alexandre Jacques Chantron (1842–1918) Title English: Diana at her Bath Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 75 × 44.75 in (190.5 × 113.7 cm) Inscriptions Signature bottom right: Chantron Source/Photographer [1] Licensing The author died in 1918, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 90 years or less. Wikimedia Commons

Whoever mocks the poor reviles their Maker; whoever rejoices in their misfortune will not go unpunished. + Book of Proverbs 17, 5

Bog govori: pomozi si sam, pomoci cu ti. Idiomatic translation: God helps those who help themselves. - Croatian Proverb Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 732. ISBN 0415096243.