Proverbs and old sayings, page 19

43574 proverbs and old sayings

When an ant gets wings, it loses its head.

Proverbs and old sayings Bosnian about heads

Two things rule the world: reward and punishment.

Proverbs and old sayings Bosnian about reward, punishment, rules, world, things

Why would you use poison if you can kill with honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Bosnian about use, contentment

A wise man learns at the fool's expense.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about man

He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about nothing

The trees with most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian

Between the beginning and the end there is always a middle.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about beginning, end

You can only take out of a bag what was already in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about contentment

If you let everyone walk over you, you become a carpet.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about contentment

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wish, water, contentment

Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about chance

God promises a safe landing, but not a calm passage.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about god, americans

Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nature, patience, time

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A chattering bird builds no nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

You come with a cat and call it a rabbit.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about contentment

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rain, fall

By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about real estate, world, man

A maker of idols is never an idolater.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese