Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
horse road stable wears
The stable wears out a horse more than the road
king people silence warning
The silence of the people is a warning for the king
feared man silence words
The silence of a treacherous man is to be feared even more than his words
sign wisdom
The sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.
consuming itself lights others teacher
The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself
blade cut grass tallest
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
forget small sun village
The sun does not forget a village just because it is small
eaten hot soup
The soup is never eaten as hot as it was served.
charity gives itself poor
Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor
drag elephant hair kindness sweet tongue
By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a hair
asking impossible obtain
By asking for the impossible we obtain the possible
alone free holy man sin soul whose
Holy must be the man who treads - the incensed shrine within: and holy is that man alone - whose soul is free from sin
hope prepare worst
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
pay proverbs took
He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin.