Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
angry character conquer evil gives goodness man men overcome subdue
Conquer a man who never gives by gifts; Subdue untruthful men by truthfulness; Vanquish an angry man by gentleness; And overcome the evil man by goodness
judge man until walked
Don't judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins
angry evil generosity liar man miser overcome
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
cannot distance five hundred man ten wicked yards
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
adversity man met shoes until
I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man who had no feet.
impossible love reigns
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
deaf listen listening thee thy tongue
Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf
consists faith proverbs whatever
A person consists of his faith. Whatever is his faith, even so is he.
blame created danger given god thank wings
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings
bargain fish
Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water.
enter river
You can never enter the same river twice.
advice friendship grass grow path
Don't let grass grow on the path of friendship
bearing cross
Don't just cross a river--cross it bearing fire!.
character deep dig shallow
Better to dig one deep well than 10 shallow ones.