Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
barrel empty plenty sound
There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel
change
To change and to change for the better are two different things.
bothered carry cold donkey heat learn load three
To carry his load without resting, not to be bothered by heat or cold and always be content: these three things we can learn from a donkey
reign reigns speech spoken unspoken
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
courage spirit
When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage
ears
When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears
bite sing work
When mosquitoes work, they bite and then they sing
chew cowboy slap
When a cowboy has a chew in his cheek, don't slap him on the back
angels child company goes holy image walks
When a child walks down the road, a company of angels goes before him proclaiming, 'Make way for the image of the Holy One.'
grows turns vanity woman
When a young woman grows oldher vanity turns to shame.
beginning difficult grows hard twig twist
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
eating tree
When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree
begin believe certainty doubting
To believe with certainty, we must begin by doubting
grow proverbs roses thorns
Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.