Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
correct faults man proverbs wise
From the faults of another, a wise man will correct his own.
cross drink earth face proverbs river sleep twice wander water
May you wander over the face of the earth forever, never sleep twice in the same bed, never drink water twice from the same well, and never cross the same river twice in a year.
ear fall left proverbs
May your left ear wither and fall into your right pocket.
money proverbs spend
Never spend your money before you have it
draws horse motivational proverbs
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
break breaks cannot man proverbs
If man can make it he can break it, if man breaks it he cannot re make it
fire himself hunter lie oil proverbs rub sleep
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep
ahead lies lies-and-lying proverbs
With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.
life proverbs secret work
The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.
ears proverbs short wisdom wise
The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.
proverbs rich seek
The rich never have to seek out their relatives.
commitment drink proverbs reading seeing sign
Drink nothing with out seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.
friend proverbs rescue
Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)
income practice proverbs secure
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.