Selected proverbs - page 6
Hard work is the right hand of fate.
Hindi Proverb
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
English Proverb
A mother understands what a child does not say.
Jewish Proverb
Do not be wise in words – be wise in deeds.
Jewish Proverb
Tell the blind he is eyeless, and he will get mad at you.
Bulgarian Proverb
Money grows on the tree of persistence.
Japanese Proverb
A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope.
Somali Proverb
He that has a white horse and a fair wife need never want for trouble.
Gypsy Proverb
He is still alive because he cannot afford a funeral.
Persian Proverb
If you can give me no ointment for my wound, can you help me by not rubbing salt in?
Persian Proverb
A person is known by the company he keeps.
English Proverb
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
Jewish Proverb
A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.
English Proverb
Can the monkey know the taste of ginger?
Hindi Proverb
Do not protect yourself with a fence, but rather by your friends.
Czech Proverb
To err is human, to forgive divine.
English Proverb
A mother's lesson – a son's success.
Bulgarian Proverb
Do not use words that are too big for your mouth.
Persian Proverb
Better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky.
Dutch Proverb
Friendship is friendship, but keep our tobacco apart.
Russian Proverb
Don't praise the day before sunset.
Polish Proverb
Hope for the best, expect the worst.
English Proverb
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