Proverbs and old sayings, page 790

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Invite him as not to antagonize him, shove him off as not to let him eat.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about celebrity, stars, sun

Sharing a secret with a rogue is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about secret

You travel on until you return home; you live on until you return to earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about earth, home, contentment

The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about wealth, man

It is foolish for someone to remain thirsty when he is in the midst of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about water

If you gladly stoop to the ground don't be surprised if they trample over you.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment

The eye of the leopard is on the goat, and the eye of the goat is on the leaf.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about salary

The mouse is silent while laboring, but when the baby is conceived, she cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

His mouth talks about Sheik Hussein but his hands are stretched up to the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Fifty lemons are a load for one person, but for fifty persons they are perfume.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about people, perfume

You may well have two legs but you still can't climb two trees at the same time.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about time, contentment

Even if Christ's death could have been prevented, Judas would still be a traitor.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about death

If you are planning to travel where corn grows, you should take a sickle with you.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment

The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about heart, man

Don't blame God for creating the tiger -- instead, thank him for not giving it wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment, god

Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not giving it wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment, god

The first camel in the train holds everyone up, but it is the last which gets the beating.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about trains

The person who grew up without correction will find his mouth slipping instead of his foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about people

While trying to pull down something from the antique she lost what she had under her armpit.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about old