Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
indians
You can't have all chiefs, you've got to have Indians too
against lean
You can only lean against that which resists.
cannot rivers
You can often find in rivers what you cannot find in oceans.
gives man proverbs service smile
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.
light serious together
The light and the serious go well together
boots man mind places
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
breaks hold jug until water
The jug will hold water until it breaks
built cologne
Cologne and Aix-en-Chapelle were not built on the same day.
carve hole looking peg
Carve the peg by looking at the hole
beats proverbs
He beats his breast who does not beat his child.
cheat fish proverbs
He can cheat a fish of its skin.
ask god
I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are
choosing
In choosing a friend, go up a step.
bad good hold luck
In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in