Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
dies hand twice
He dies twice who perishes by his own hand
dies wise
He dies before he is old who is wise before his day
grain proverb truth
There is no proverb without a grain of truth
beggar grown pride rich
There is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich
double meaning phrase
There is no phrase without a double meaning
became broke ethiopia fat rich
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast. Ethiopia
throws youth
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away
farmer
What a farmer does not know, he won't eat.
proverbs soap tears
What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
absorb devour power serpent unless
Unless a serpent devour a serpent it will not become a dragon. Unless one power absorb another, it will not become great.
carry house water
When your neighbor's house is on fire, carry water to your own
against breaks fortune jelly teeth turns
When fortune turns against you even jelly breaks your teeth
bees body honey small sting three
Three things must epigrams, like bees have all - A sting and honey and a body small
best man strange thinks three wise
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise