Proverb Proverb
Proverb Proverb
bad good people praise
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
shooting taking talking thinking
Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim.
bone dogs runs strive third
Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.
curses
Curses are like chickens, they always come home.
dead dog living
Better a living dog than a dead lion.
agreement fat lean
Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit.
time
The time to make friends is before you need them.
finds hold home shall
No sheath shall hold what finds its home in flesh.
remembers
The mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law.
barks dog good
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
exception good mother
Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune.
ounce pound practice worth
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.
fools mind people talk
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do.
character easily judge people treat
One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them.