OR: Varandions
There is an old proverb amongst this race "ye who runs the fastest gets to frock another day!" which in the early days of their civilization meant that the ones who can escape from the predators the fastest is the one who gets to mate.
Ship Thief (pt 21)
Better safe than sorry, as the ancient proverb went, and he walked down the corridor until he came to a door that was entirely blue at one point but a large amount of the paint had long since chipped off.
Brothel: Chapter 4
I was taken back by this information and my mind was at a complete loss of words, proverbs, even basic speech.
Luther-Puris Academy - Intro
The explosion that had marked the dawn of this bright new age, now called the "platinum years", proved the ancient proverb, "the brighter the light, the deeper the shadow."
Chapter7
"old proverb, pay a man enough and he'll walk barefoot into hell" hiro said calmly. tetsuya looked upon her daughter her eyes cold and void of all emotion. hiroshi reached into the coffin pulling out the weapon she was buried with.
Broken Pieces. Chapter Six.
Wolves took the old proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” and made it a part of their identity and culture. these cubs were raised together.
Fables & Follies
**The Lion & The Boar** Two beasts arrive to drink at summer's height, The boar and lion find a flowing stream, But then they clash with brutal words and fight To be the first to drink and reign supreme. But vultures perch within a nearby...
Survival of the Fittest: The Midautumn Night's Scheme (part four)
My granny used to tell me a proverb: you can not plan the outcome. well, i guess it was more of a lesson-- granny wasn't very eloquent. she was raised in a time when king cotton was picked by the school-children at the rate of one dime to one pound.
In the Enemy's Territory 12
"a hunter must take patience as his mate," was a proverb among his people. it was a virtue that was often helpful for other circumstances, such as waiting for cloud to gather herself.
Kindred Spirits, Pestilent Perfection
He read many things, and learned of them as well, but as the proverb went, _if i’m involved, i understand_. all he had been involved in was violence. he grew up in it, cultured in its vile and wicked womb. he thought it, dreamt it, breathed, and ate it.
Tribal Affairs
-first nations proverb the woods, a place of mystery and mischief. tall evergreen trees dominate the landscape with lush foliage buried underneath their vast foliage.
Reparation
There's always that proverb about the good intentions and all, but surely that didn't happen every time. surely there's still room for charity and love... or even simple affection.