Proverbs and old sayings, page 386

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Proverbs and old sayings about clothes, fire, fire brigade, man

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs and old sayings

Every wise woman builds her house: but the fool plucks it down with her hands.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house, woman

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs and old sayings about kiss, enemies

The wise man looks ahead. The fool attempts to fool himself and won't face facts.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, man

He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs and old sayings about hope, eyes, man, contentment

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house, woman

He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems, home, house, heart

There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Proverbs and old sayings about rocks, sky, things, man

Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, life

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset..

Proverbs and old sayings about shadow, night, life

Love flies away and the pain remains.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about pain, love

May the sun set on where my love dwells.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about sun, love

A thrashing river is a fisherman's bounty.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian

Love and prudence are absolutely incompatible.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about prudence, love

Good comes from far away; evil is close at hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about good, good luck

Science makes men arrogant; wealth makes them fools.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about science, wealth, man

He who marries prudence is the brother-in-law of peace.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about prudence, peace, law

It is better to eat bread with love than fowl with grief.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about sadness, love