Proverbs and old sayings, page 1921

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Where there is negotiation, there is hope for agreement.

Proverbs and old sayings about hope

When a man sleeps, it is the same person when he wakes up.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, man

A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope.

Proverbs and old sayings

Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

He who takes responsibility becomes the target of the people.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

The bridge is repaired only after someone falls in the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

A man one year elder to you is one cunning year elder to you.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment, man

If people come together, they can even mend a crack in the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings about sky, people

If you want to dismantle a hedge, remove one thorn bush at a time.

Proverbs and old sayings about time, contentment

A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action.

Proverbs and old sayings about humor, action, common sense, sense, word, man

You should discuss over a dog's hide when it concerns your interest.

Proverbs and old sayings about interest, contentment

Dogs understand each other by their barking, and men by their words.

Proverbs and old sayings about word, man

One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

The person who does not listen to an elder's advice gets his or her leg broken.

Proverbs and old sayings about advice, people

The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other.

Proverbs and old sayings

He, who does not seize opportunity today, will be unable to seize tomorrow's opportunity.

Proverbs and old sayings about chance

Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last.

Proverbs and old sayings about stores, sadness, end

Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, time

Let what is on this side of the bank be washed out by the flood, and what is on that side of the bank be carried away by the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings about bankers

A brave man is scared of a lion three times: first when he sees the tracks; second when he hears the first roar; and third when they are face to face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, man