To show one's fist to a blind man is neither a sin nor a virtue.Proverbs and old sayings about virtue, blind, sin, man
Life without battle is life without victory.Proverbs and old sayings West African about victory, life
The wise man who does not put his knowledge into practice is like a bee that gives no honey.Proverbs and old sayings Persian about knowledge, man
The future belongs to those who prepare for it.Proverbs and old sayings South American about future, americans
You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about enemies
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
It is better to keep a wolf out of the fold than to trust drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.Proverbs and old sayings South American about drawing, americans
Undeserved punishment is better than that which is deserved.Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about punishment
The death of the wolves is the safety of the sheep.Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about safety, death
Don't call a man honest just because he never had the chance to steal.Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about chance, man
The good mother knows what her children will eat.Proverbs and old sayings about children, mother, good, good luck
Fifty lemons are a load for one person, but for fifty persons they are perfume.Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about people, perfume
A woman without love is like a rose without a scent.Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about woman, love
Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about experience, nature, man
If the young had the motivation and the old had the strength, there'd be nothing that couldn't be accomplished.Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about motivation, nothing, old, olderness