Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
friend nor trust
Trust not a new friend nor an old enemy.
asked counsel neither nor salt till
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it
bigger man neither nor smaller
From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller
fruit gain loss neither nor timidity
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss
good merchant money neither nor proverbs
A good merchant has neither money nor goods.
bad command fires soldier word zeal
Too much zeal is a bad soldier who fires before the word of command
appreciate taste tasted
Those who have never tasted bitter, do not appreciate the taste of sugar.
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
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
expense laugh price raised smiles
The price of a laugh is too high, if it is raised at the expense of another
eye mirror soul
The eye is the mirror of the soul.
cow knows lost tail until worth
The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it