Proverbs and old sayings, page 20

43575 proverbs and old sayings

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

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, problems, people

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee's house some day.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house, day, contentment

A pretty basket does not prevent worries.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese

Little by little grow the bananas.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

Proverbs and old sayings Cuban about sun

Believe only half of what you see and nothing of what you hear.

Proverbs and old sayings Cuban about faith, nothing, contentment