Proverbs and old sayings, page 1916

43574 proverbs and old sayings

A hundred aunts is not the same as one mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about mother

It is the wandering dog that finds the old bone.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Death is the key that will open a miser's coffers.

Proverbs and old sayings about death

A paddle here, a paddle there -- the canoe stays still.

Proverbs and old sayings

However full the house, the hen finds a corner to lay in.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

Even though chickens don't wash, their eggs are still white.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who upsets something should know how to put it back again.

Proverbs and old sayings

When a single hair has fallen from your head, you are not yet bald.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, contentment

Invite people into your parlor, and they will come into your bedroom.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

Incremental efforts have an impact as benefits accumulate.

Proverbs and old sayings

The person who can see a house in China is unaware of an elephant on his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, home, house

Never take a quiet person for granted. He might have great qualities underneath his quiet nature.

Proverbs and old sayings about quiet, nature, people

A given excuse that was not asked for implies guilt. Clapping with only the right hand will not make a noise.

Proverbs and old sayings about guilt, rightness

By committing foolish acts, one learns wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom

The fool carries the burden.

Proverbs and old sayings about burden

Make thyself a noble man before advicing others.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

If you can't do the deed, don't block another from trying.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

When the dogs bark at the moon, the moon is not brought down because of it.

Proverbs and old sayings about moon

Don’t believe everything you hear, and don’t tell everything you believe.

Proverbs and old sayings about faith, contentment

During the daylight, a person will not fall into a pit that he fell into during the nighttime.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall, people