Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
inside marriage outside wish
Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out.
learn proverbs
Live to live and you will learn to live.
chasm leap work
It doesn't work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps.
field plow proverbs turning
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
confidence happiness respect
Who ever does not respect confidence will never find happiness in their path.
bridge cross
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
curse proverbs walk
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
camel ditch easier fool jump listen proverbs
It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason.
friend gained lost none proverbs
Many a friend was lost through a joke, but none was ever gained so.
busiest procrastination proverbs
Manana is often the busiest day of the week.
forget root tree
To forget one's ancestor's is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root
best forget revenge wrong
To forget a wrong is the best revenge
creates grief heals proverbs time
Time heals old pain, while it creates new ones.
destined destiny drown man proverbs
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.