Proverb Proverb
Proverb Proverb
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.
bad good people praise
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
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.