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Amish Proverbs

by Suzanne Woods Fisher

      This small square book with its hard shiny cover is just the right size for a bedside table, and perfect for picking up last thing at night (or first thing in the morning) for a few words of wisdom. In here are some wonderfully pithy sayings that get right to the heart of the matter in just a sentence, making you think, nod in agreement or just plain laugh out loud.

As it says in the introduction you can learn a lot about a people by their sayings, and the wisdom of a whole way of life is in here. The book is divided into sections, dealing with various aspects of life and it’s living including faith, work, family, money, trouble and just plain old fun. Each chapter starts with a story to illustrate something of what the Amish attitude to the subject is, and there are plenty of lovely photographs to enjoy as we ponder on the sayings. Views of Lancaster County in its unspoilt glory and in various seasons, farms, Amish going about their daily lives and more. I think that if I have a personal favorite proverb from this book it has to be “it’s what you learn after you know it that counts”. Not only is it very true, but it also seems to encapsulate a lot about the Amish and their attitudes; a mixture of wisdom, humility, patience and good solid common sense.

The Book

Revell (Baker Publishing Group)
August 2010
Paperback
0800719530 / 9780800719531
Inspirational
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2010
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