Whoever hammers a lump of iron, first decides what he is going to make of it, a scythe, a sword, or an axe. Even so we ought to make up our minds what kind of virtue we want to forge or we labour in vain. Anthony the Great
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having. Ambrose Bierce
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams
Show me your wife and I will tell you what kind of a husband she has. Catalan Proverb
What kind of parents, such children. Lithuanian Proverb
What kind of a scribe is a scribe who does not know Sumerian? Sumerian Proverb