When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about soul
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian, page 10
280 proverbs and old sayings amerindian
There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about joy, sadness
As day break, the glowworms say We've lit up the world!
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, day
Only two things matter in this world: a son and a daughter.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, things
For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about friendship, patience
When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about nothing
You do not stumble over a mountain, but you do over a stone.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
He who answers is inferior to the one who asks the question.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about question
Only the hunchback himself knows how he can lie comfortably.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about lie
Undeserved punishment is better than that which is deserved.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about punishment
You can often find in rivers what you cannot find in oceans.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about people, water
There are many people who can sing, but don't know the words.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about word, people
Rather be a slave to a rich man than the spouse of a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, man
It is easy to forget a kindness, but one remembers unkindness.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
One man's beard is burning, and another warms his hands by it.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
It is little use to dig a well after the house has caught fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about use, fire, fire brigade, home, house
To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, wisdom
