Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
realize ruler value
Only with a new ruler do you realize the value of the old
face
Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
donkey horse rather takes
I would rather have a donkey that takes me there than a horse that will not fare.
careful fence man naked wire
Careful as a naked man climbin' a barbed wire fence
focused missed
Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion
cannot climb inspirational walk
She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder.
dog hand wants
Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand
deep men silent
Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous.
double half joy shared sorrow
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
cannot since
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we get
earth equal feet six
Six feet of earth make us all equal
bank corpse float river sit soon
Sit on the bank of a river and wait: Your enemy's corpse will soon float by.
copy since
Since you can't copy our pleasures, you begrudge them.
desire proverbs
More than we use is more than we want.