Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
either heir man proverbs rich scoundrel wealth
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.
character man proverbs rich
A rich man has no need of character.
child mothers poor rich
A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap.
bound proverbs
If one is roasting two potatoes, one of them is bound to get charred. - Kikuyu, Kenya.
caution jump knows proverbs six stream ten wide
If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it.
cause love proverbs
If there is cause to someone, the cause to love has just begun. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
game king pawn proverbs
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.
game king pawn proverbs
After the game the King and pawn go into the same box.
becomes days talk three
After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless
knows might proverbs ship
After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved.
buy mother power sell
If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.
difficulty proverbs
If you can't go over, you must go under.
anyone
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it
plain scale view
If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain