Proverbs and old sayings, page 1471

43575 proverbs and old sayings

He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

If summer had a mother, she would weep at summer's passing.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about mother

The son of a son is dear, the son of a daughter a stranger.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about wife, man, old, olderness

A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about treasure

When you're out of luck in the coffin making business, no one dies.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about affair, bad luck, good luck, contentment

A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about kiss

If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about face, contentment

Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about being, things

Some men will build a wine cellar when they have found just one grape.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about wine, man

If you follow the lead of the cockerel, you'll be led to the poulterer.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about contentment

If you are too sparing with the cat's food, the rats will eat your ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about food, contentment

It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about happiness

He who knew you when you were young will not respect you when you grow up.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about respect, contentment

If you fall in love let her be a beauty; if you should steal, let it be a camel.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about beauty, fall, love, contentment

The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about respect, people, contentment

Good advice once was worth a camel; now that it is free of charge, no one takes it.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about advice, good, good luck

If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

When you come back from a trip bring something for the family -- even if it is only a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about family, contentment

Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house than to have one single enemy inside it.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about enemies, home, house