Proverbs and old sayings about Contentment, page 132

5134 proverbs and old sayings about contentment

I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

If you want something, go yourself, if not, send somebody else.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

Give lodgement to a Slovak and you will be beaten out of your home.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

You haven't yet caught the bird, still you are already plucking her.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

You'd better have one hundred who envy you than one who is sorry for you.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

What you do not wish for yourself, do not do it to your fellowmen either.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

If something is given to you then take it, if you are beaten, then run away.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

If one person calls you a horse, laugh at him. If a second person calls you a horse, think about it.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about contentment

Never let any mechanical device know that you are in a hurry.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

You will not choke on big words and pig fat.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

If you travel for a day, take bread for a week.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

If you wish to know what a man is, make him king.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

You will reach your destination even though you travel slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

If the icy snow carries you at midsummer, then we can expect a late spring.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

You can't complain about the sea if you suffer shipwreck for the second time.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

If you get lost in an Icelandic forest, simply stand up and you will find your way.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment

On the ladder to success there is always somebody on the rung above you and who uses your head to steady himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment