Proverbs and old sayings - Most voted

A watched man never plays

Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness

Trust is the mother of deceit.

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, mother

The generous and bold have the best lives.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Little by little, the camel goes into the couscous.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be undone by a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings

The prepared beats the hardworking person.

Proverbs and old sayings about hardworking, people

The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about man

Whether you boil snow or pound it you can have but water of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about water

The Italians cry, the Germans bawl, and the French sing.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A hungry pig dreams of acorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about dream

The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

The tree that is not taller than you cannot shade you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how black a cow is the milk is always white.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about magic

No matter how much the world changes, cats will never lay eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings about world

You cannot run and scratch your ass at the same time.

Proverbs and old sayings about time

A handful of gold is a heart of iron.

Proverbs and old sayings American about heart

The stone which cannot be lifted should be kissed.

Proverbs and old sayings

Even a pigeon has a pussy

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

The sun won't stay behind the cloud forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about sun

A centipede is not crippled by the loss of one limb.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Too much modesty brings shame.

Proverbs and old sayings about modesty, shame

Shiny are the distant hills

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Men make laws; women make morals.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

You can't put two saddles on the same horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian

Stars are not seen by sunshine.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about celebrity, stars

It is easier to dam a river than to stop the flow of gossip.

Proverbs and old sayings about gossip

If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.

Proverbs and old sayings American

A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

The ant shall never crawl on its knees.

Proverbs and old sayings

Shameful eats the bone.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian

As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can take a monkey out of the bush, but you cant take the bush of a monkey.

Proverbs and old sayings

Wait for the night before saying that the day has been beautiful.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about night, day

A cheerful wife is a joy of life.

Proverbs and old sayings British about joy, wife, life

Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Proverbs and old sayings about dance, rain

You may hide the fire, but what about the smoke?

Proverbs and old sayings about smoke, fire, fire brigade

A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about blind, man

A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about home, woman