Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
hammered individuality nail proverbs sticks
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
add drawing finished legs snake
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it
donkey knows proverbs
A donkey knows no gratitude. - (Knappert, p. 138, Swahili)
friend people
A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.
equal failing proverbs trust
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
coward coward-and-cowardice dead minute proverbs rest
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.
bad fall luck proverbs window
It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.
knowing
It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing
cold pine season
It is only when the cold season comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens
contend difficult oneself proverbs
It is more difficult to contend with oneself than with the world.
gold proverbs rocks rust
Gold does not rust on the ground, and rocks don't get soaked in the rain.
god proverbs provide till
God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!
falls proverbs rain
God's rain falls even on the . - Fipa, Tanzania
days goods hold profit sell sure thousand
Hold back some goods for a thousand days and you will be sure to sell at a profit