Selected proverbs
A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is.
Haitian Proverb
All beginning is difficult.
German Proverb
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
Korean Proverb
Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you.
Cuban Proverb
Do not blame the sun for the darkness of the night.
Georgian Proverb
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold.
Dutch Proverb
Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.
Native American Proverb
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
Japanese Proverb
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Jewish Proverb
If you want to live in peace, neither borrow nor lend.
Assyrian Proverb
It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home.
Russian Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword.
English Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
English Proverb
A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd.
Chinese Proverb
The smaller the heart, the longer the tongue.
Italian Proverb
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
Myanmar Proverb
Money grows on the tree of persistence.
Japanese Proverb
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Chinese Proverb
The poorer, the more generous.
Russian Proverb
He, who buys what he does not need, sells what he needs.
Bulgarian Proverb
If you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.
Japanese Proverb
If gold falls into the mud, it won't become bronze.
Turkish Proverb
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