Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bad father good son
A bad father has never a good son
broken hand heart
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart
brave climbs food man roots trees
A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots
berries bird eats wood
A bird which eats berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood
face nose spoils
A big nose never spoils a pretty face
book carried garden pocket
A book is a garden carried in the pocket
blind seeing sees
A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind
blind man thank
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass
above beautiful character duty feeling heavens starry universe within
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
ask journey longer seems
The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey seems
drive master woman
A woman is like a horse: He who can drive her is her master
chain honest honesty man proverbs thread tie
A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.
enemy proverbs thousand
A thousand friends are too few; one enemy is one too many.
arrow bundle easily single ten
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle