Proverbs and old sayings after themes, Letter H

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Folklore of the day

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about present, war, advice, children, contentment

Great fools must have great bells.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Drops join to make a stream; ears combine to make a crop.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

You cannot make the mule drink when he is not thirsty.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about drinking, contentment

Last folklore

A mother was asked:
"Which of your children do you love the most?"
She replied:
"The sick one until they are well, the absent one until they return, the small one until they grow up, and all of them until I die."

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love

Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about happiness

There are 3 simple rules in life:
- don't promise when you're happy,
- don't answer when you're nervous,
- don't decide when you're angry.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, rules, promise, happiness, contentment

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about spirit, law, man