When a crow is killed by a storm, the fortuneteller says, He died by my curse.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
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If a man from humble beginnings gets rich, he will carry his umbrella at midnight.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, man
The baby is not yet born, and yet you say that his nose is like his grandfather's.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
All the water in the sea doesn't even reach the knees of the man who fears not death.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about death, water, man
Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
The baby has not been born yet, and yet you assert that his nose is like his grandfather's.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
Be bad to the bad; good to the good; be a flower to other flowers and a thorn to other thorns.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about garden, flowers, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
To sing to the deaf, to talk with the dumb, and to dance for the blind are three foolish things.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about dance, blind, things
You may look up for inspiration or look down in desperation but do not look sideways for information.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about inspiration
It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about lie, death
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about duty, things
These can never be true friends: Hope, dice, a prostitute, a robber, a cheat, a goldsmith, a monkey, a doctor, a distiller.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about criminals, hope
Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about determination, problems, work, life
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about generosity, truth, man
A fly, a harlot, a beggar, a rat, and gusty wind; the village-boss and the tax collector - these seven are always annoying to others.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about heads
Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about admiration, treasure, justice
For the first five years of your son's life treat him as a prince, for the next ten years as a slave, then as a friend for the rest of his life.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about life, rest
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
Better than the ignorant are those who read books; better still are those who retain what they read; even better are those who understand it; the best of all are those who go to work.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about books, work
Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about happiness, blind, wealth, world, nothing
