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Proverbial episodes

  • Friends and Enemies

    This week proverb comes by way of English essayist, William Hazlitt, who wrote that, "he will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men.


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    31 min
  • Healing

    This week's (highly disputed) proverb is unattributed but well known. It say, "time heals all wounds." Join Josh Gibbs as he contemplates the implications of the proverb for modern man.


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    27 min
  • I Care for My Kids

    This week's proverb comes from Edmund Burke. It goes like this: "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors."


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    29 min
  • Dropping Eaves

    This week's proverb comes from Solomon: "Do not pay attention to every word people say or you may hear your servant cursing you, for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others."


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    29 min
  • Stolen Moments

    This week's proverb is from French playwright, Albert Guinon: "People who cannot bear to be alone are generally the worst company."



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    30 min
  • The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
    Today's proverb comes from Pericles. Here it is: "Wait for the wisest of counselors, time." Join Josh as he contemplates what this proverb means for modern men.

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    37 min
  • See the World

    This week's proverb is commonly attributed to Saint Ambrose: "When in Rome, do as the Romans Do."


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    27 min
  • PB&J

    This week's proverb comes from, well, almost everyone. It's the saying, "life goes on." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what in the world this proverb means (and whether it's even a proverb at all) and what it has to say to modern man.


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    28 min
  • Why Fiction Works

    This week's proverb is a French proverb without any known attribution: "To understand all is to forgive all." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women.


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    26 min
  • The Sure Thing

    This week's proverb comes from an unknown English source: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."


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    26 min

About Proverbial

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On every episode of Proverbial, teacher and author Joshua Gibbs (How to Be Unlucky: Reflections on the Pursuit of Virtue and Something They Will Not Forget: A Handbook for…