Proverbs and old sayings, page 1786

43574 proverbs and old sayings

The mother of dissension is smaller than a mite.

Proverbs and old sayings about mother

A favour often costs more than what's hard-bought.

Proverbs and old sayings

What's done in the corner will come to the hearth.

Proverbs and old sayings

The best of nursing may overcome the worst disease.

Proverbs and old sayings

Don't give in to spells, they won't give in to you.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

The storm of reeds is loud till you go through them.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Listen to the mountain wind, 'til the streams abate.

Proverbs and old sayings

It's difficult to draw pure water from a dirty well.

Proverbs and old sayings about purity, water

It is not the nodding of heads that does the rowing.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

All the keys in the land do not hang from one girdle.

Proverbs and old sayings

When the cup is fullest it is most difficult to carry.

Proverbs and old sayings

Where the stream is shallowest, greatest is its noise.

Proverbs and old sayings

Youth foresees not poverty, nor the fool his mischief.

Proverbs and old sayings about youth, poverty

The child is sadly hurt that doesn't tell his illness.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

A man may force a livelihood, but cannot force fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings about force, police, wealth, man

The roe is swift enough without setting the dogs on her.

Proverbs and old sayings

Though separation be hard, two never met but had to part.

Proverbs and old sayings

Don't quote your proverb 'til you bring your ship to port.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

It is not the priest's first story that should be believed.

Proverbs and old sayings

Hospitality to the exile, and broken bones to the oppressor.

Proverbs and old sayings about exile