Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
ask gods laugh people
The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.
band dance girl says
The girl who can't dance says the band can't play
cat dream filled mice
The dream of a cat is filled with mice
christmas devil pie
The Devil makes his Christmas pie of lawyers' tongues
fool midst thirsty water
The fool is thirsty in the midst of water
answer fool fools-and-foolishness tip tongue
The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue
fruit gain loss neither nor timidity
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss
daytime frog nigeria run
The frog does not run in the daytime for nothing. - Igbo, Nigeria
child fox hundred
The fox is one hundred years old its' child is one hundred and ten.
belongs future knows wait
The future belongs to him who knows how to wait
accused court merciful rich
The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich
cure disease step toward
The first step toward a cure is to know what the disease is
blood common general great
The common soldier's blood makes the general great
hasty meet
The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry