Thirteen Interesting Facts about Roads

(Both literal and figurative)


A road doesn’t take you anywhere. It leads.

All roads don’t lead to Rome.
Only the ones that lead to Rome do.
Some roads lead to Anchorage and others to Gotebo.
Don’t expect to take off on any old road and end up at Rome.

At a crossroad, you can’t take both ways. You have to decide.

If you don’t care where you are going,
it doesn’t really matter which road you take.

A detour is still part of the journey.
You might as well enjoy the sights along the way.

It’s hard to walk straight on a crooked path.

Crowded roads make for bigger pile-ups.

Where a road leads is more important than how well it is paved.

If you can’t tell if you are going uphill or down, look back.
See where you were yesterday.

If you make a wrong turn,
you may have to retrace your path
to the last place you knew you were right.

A companion makes the road seem shorter.

If you help clear the road as you travel,
others will find the way easier.

You may not be able to remove every rough place in the path
for those you love, but sometimes you can carry them.

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