Proverbs and old sayings, page 1472

43575 proverbs and old sayings

When you come back from a long journey, offer your family something though it be only a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about family, contentment

When they came to shoe the horse of the sultan, along comes the beetle and sticks out her foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

When you return from a trip, bring back something for your family -- even if it is only a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about family, contentment

If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about people, wisdom, things, wealth, man

Do good and throw it into the sea -- if it is not appreciated by an ungrateful man, it will be appreciated by God.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about god, good, good luck, man

The partner of my partner is not my partner.

Proverbs and old sayings

It is best to bind up the finger before it is cut.

Proverbs and old sayings

If the palm of the hand itches it signifies the coming of great luck.

Proverbs and old sayings about bad luck, good luck

The dog's bark is not might, but fright.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about fear

Do not measure the timbers for your house in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about measure, home, house

Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about rain, love

If you try to cleanse others - like soap, you will waste away in the process!

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about waste, contentment

Though the palm tree in the jungle is big, who knows how big its yield will be?

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian

Don't look where you fell, but where you slipped.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about contentment

If the townspeople are happy, look for the chief.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about happiness

If the walls were adamant, gold would take the town.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about city

To the patient man will come all the riches of the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about wealth, world, man

When building a house, don't measure the timbers in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about measure, home, house

Only when the tree is big and strong can you tether a cow to it.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about contentment

Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about garden