Proverbs and old sayings, page 1126

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Nothing is comprehensible except by virtue of its edges.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about virtue, nothing

If you throw a handful of stones, one at least will hit.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about contentment

Fate and self-help share equally in shaping our destiny.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about destiny, self-control, help

What does the blind man know of the beauty of the tulip?

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about beauty, blind, man

The world flatters the elephant and tramples on the ant.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world

Turkeys, parrots, and hares don't know what gratitude is.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about gratitude

A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Drops join to make a stream; ears combine to make a crop.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Without men in the neighborhood all the women are chaste.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man

Fate and free-will both play an equal role in destinies.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about destiny

When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about soul

There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man

To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about joy, sadness

As day break, the glowworms say We've lit up the world!

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, day

Only two things matter in this world: a son and a daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, things

For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about friendship, patience

When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about nothing, contentment

You do not stumble over a mountain, but you do over a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about contentment

He who answers is inferior to the one who asks the question.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about question

Only the hunchback himself knows how he can lie comfortably.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about lie