Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
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
asks boy goodness grandson greed inside love native struggling talking tells wolf wolves
A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two wolves inside of him struggling with each other. The first is the wolf of peace, love and kindness. The other wolf is fear, greed and hatred. "Which wolf will win, grandfather?" asks the young boy. "Whichever one I feed," is the reply.
hasty meet
The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry
dark forest heart maiden
The heart of a maiden is a dark forest
greatest love
The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's
evidence greatest paid respect wealth
The greatest evidence of demoralization is the respect paid to wealth
infinite instant
The infinite is in the finite of every instant