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Question
Take help from the sources available on the internet and make a list of proverbs and quotations about ‘road’.
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Solution
- “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
- “If you don’t like the road you're walking, start paving another one.”
- “Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.”
- “If you make the mistake of looking back too much, you aren’t focused enough on the road in front of you.”
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