Proverbs and old sayings, page 32

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Do not mend your neighbor's fence before seeing to your own.

Proverbs and old sayings

Bald people can always find a comb.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about people

Life is so short we must move very slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about life

With one stump you can't make a good fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about fire, fire brigade, good, good luck, contentment

Wait until the tree has fallen before you jump over it.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about contentment

At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about fishing

Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about things, man, contentment

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad luck, good luck, people

Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about magic, hell, death, love

Happiness is like crystal -- when it shines the most, it soon cracks.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about happiness

He who hunts two rats, catches none.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

A roaring lion kills no game.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about games

A strawberry blossom will not moisten dry bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters

Caution is not cowardice; even the ants march armed.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about cowardice, prudence

The church is near, but the way is icy. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian

Your head is not only for putting a hat on.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about heads

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian

Only when you have eaten a lemon do you appreciate what sugar is.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about contentment