Proverbs and old sayings, page 350

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Many dogs kill a hare, no matter how many turns it makes.

Proverbs and old sayings

The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires.

Proverbs and old sayings about heroism

These three take crooked ways: carts, boats, and musicians.

Proverbs and old sayings

As day breaks, the glowworms say We've lit up the world!

Proverbs and old sayings about world, day

One man can burn water, whereas another cannot even burn oil.

Proverbs and old sayings about water, man

O daughter, I'm telling you. O daughter-in-law, listen to it.

Proverbs and old sayings about law, contentment

They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, nothing

Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then.

Proverbs and old sayings about life

Who is the happiest person in the world? An unfaithful husband.

Proverbs and old sayings about husband, world, people

Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.

Proverbs and old sayings about advice, man

A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.

Proverbs and old sayings about world, man

The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

One man's beard is on fire, and another man warms his hands on it.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade, man

All we can hold in our cold dead hands is what we have given away.

Proverbs and old sayings

If a man's heart be impure, all things will appear hostile to him.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, heart, man

One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, man

When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height.

Proverbs and old sayings about judges

I bought the nettle, sowed the nettle, and then the nettle stung me.

Proverbs and old sayings

When pumpkins are watered, brinjals [small plants] also get watered.

Proverbs and old sayings

A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, man