Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
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.
send thee thou
I send thee myrrh, not that thou mayest be by it perfumed, but it perfumed by thee
donkey
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey
boat both sides water
The water is the same on both sides of the boat
cries wedding woman
The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.
deed father wish
The wish is the father of the deed
follow fools others reports understand wisdom wise
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
carpet hole man wise
The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet
ears man short tongue wise
The wise man has long ears and a short tongue
fool fools-and-foolishness holds says speaks wise
The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks
belongs good heaven
The world belongs to the rascals, Heaven belongs to the good
gate speakers-and-speaking three tongue words
The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.
eat man poor rich time
The right time to eat is: for a rich man when he is hungry, for a poor man when he has something to eat