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Ink Proverbs
Ink, if not used, will dry up.
Polish Proverb
A wise mans ink lasts until only the stupid remain.
Zimbabwe Proverb
He who stays near vermilion gets stained red; he who stays near ink gets stained black.
Chinese Proverb
A scholars ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
Irish Proverb
The palest ink lasts longer than the most retentive memory.
Chinese Proverb
The pen of the tongue should be dipped in the ink of the heart.
Chinese Proverb
The best memory is not so firm as faded ink.
Chinese Proverb
A scholar's ink is worth as much as the blood of the martyr.
Arabic Proverb
Ink on paper.
Arabic Proverb
Where you father has been with ink, go not you with a bag.
Spanish Proverb
Paper and ink and little justice.
Spanish Proverb
A good memory is not so good as a little ink.
Chinese Proverb
A man does not become a savant by licking ink.
Turkish Proverb
Where you father has been with ink, go not you with a bag (i.e. what your father has sold and assigned, think not to recover with a bag of papers. In other words, don't go to law for it.
Spanish Proverb