Proverb Proverb
Proverb Proverb
learn
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
dead dog living
Better a living dog than a dead lion.
agreement fat lean
Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit.
bone dogs runs strive third
Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.
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.
lived parent pleasure short
Short lived pleasure is the parent of pain.
earth feet men six
Six feet of earth make all men equal.
escaped pain
That which is escaped now is pain to come.
finish
It is better to finish something than begin.
lawyers painters soon
Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white.
ancestors names virtues
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor.
cost words worth
Kind words are worth much and they cost little.
begins finish loves
He who begins and does not finish loves their pains.
hard work
He has hard work who has nothing to do.