Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bees fly hay july load worth
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
disciples eyes fly saints
Saints fly only in the eyes of their disciples
flying hold swallow ten
It is better to hold one swallow in your hand, then ten flying in the air.
abuse cowardly dead enemy fly living
It is cowardly to fly from a living enemy or to abuse a dead one
eagle fly teach
No need to teach an eagle to fly
fly miles thousand wings words
Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles
sharper sweeter wine
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine
swim taste three wine
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
appreciate taste tasted
Those who have never tasted bitter, do not appreciate the taste of sugar.
arrive travel
It is better to travel than to arrive
ask self true
If they say you are good, ask you self if it be true
far few teeth trouble
May your trouble be like the old man's teeth - few and far between
midnight sleep three
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it