Where there is no jealousy there is no love.

Jealousy and love are sisters.

Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosity in the hearts of the young.

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Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

Source: The origin of the modern variation is unknown. The earliest known printed reference to the actual phrase “Curiosity killed the cat” is in James Allan Mair’s 1873 compendium A handbook of proverbs: English, Scottish, Irish, American, Shakesperean, and scriptural; and family mottoes, where it is listed as an Irish proverb on page 34. Note: Read More…

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

Meaning: Used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation.

Blind belief is dangerous.

The first step toward greatness is to be honest.

Source: Christian Nestell Bovee, reported in Louis Klopsch, Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896), page: 133. Complete Sentence: The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness,” — it is greatness itself.