Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bull cloth react red
To react like a bull on a red cloth
happy home nigeria
To be happy in one's home is better than to be a chief. Yoruba, Nigeria
dance dance-and-dancing hear hearts speak watch
To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak
forget
To want to forget something is to think of it
foe foolish proverbs wise
Better a wise foe than a foolish friend.
ask astray ten
Better ask ten times than go astray once
black face heart red
Better a red face than a black heart
gold luck ounce pound
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
meat mouse pot
Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all
hurts lie truth
Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts
face hear name
Better to see the face than to hear the name
character deep dig shallow
Better to dig one deep well than 10 shallow ones.
child cry
Better the child cry than the old man.
changing choosing friends-or-friendship slow slower
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.