Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bull easy frighten window
It is easy to frighten a bull from the window
age easy monk religion
It is easy to become a monk in one's old age
gained master pupil wealth
Many a pupil has gained more wealth than his master
broken nose
Many a man's nose was broken by his mouth.
given hide man speak tongue words
Man was given a tongue with which to speak and words to hide his thoughts.Ê
given hide man speak tongue words
Man was given a tongue with which to speak and words to hide his thoughts.Â
counts given man
Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given
man woman
Man to the hills, woman to the shore.
daily mind needs watch
Man's mind is a watch that needs winding daily
food laughter
Laughter is brightest, in the place here the food is.
born explains wept
I wept when I was born and every day explains why
hands man mouse mouth
It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands
laughed lost
That day is lost on which one has not laughed
forget forgotten skirt tears wet
My skirt with tears is always wet - I have forgotten to forget