Selected proverbs
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold.
Dutch Proverb
A teacher is better than two books.
German Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Dutch Proverb
Every job is hard if you are too lazy to do it.
Georgian Proverb
Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't.
Japanese Proverb
It's not shameful not to know, but it's shameful not to ask.
Azerbaijani Proverb
Lazy people have no spare time.
Japanese Proverb
Better a good neighbour than a distant friend.
Dutch Proverb
Today's egg is better than tomorrow's hen.
Turkish Proverb
Wise men honor their wives.
Bulgarian Proverb
Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you.
Cuban Proverb
Draw water from the new well, but do not spit in the old one.
Bulgarian Proverb
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Jewish Proverb
If gold falls into the mud, it won't become bronze.
Turkish Proverb
Friendship is friendship but service is service.
Russian Proverb
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot.
Korean Proverb
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
Korean Proverb
A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is.
Haitian Proverb
Wise in the morning is wiser in the evening.
Finnish Proverb
It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.
Hindi Proverb
If you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.
Japanese Proverb
A lie can annihilate a thousand truths.
African Proverb
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