They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who find pleasure in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about pleasure, love, truth
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You must walk a long while behind a wild goose before you find an ostrich feather.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about contentment
Flies' legs, like the tongue of critics, land on whatever they find.
Proverbs and old sayings
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.
Proverbs and old sayings English about happiness, life, man
Never judge a reindeer from close by when you got it from a rich man because you may find that some of the antlers are missing.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about judges, wealth, contentment, man
There is no law but has a hole in it, for those who can find it out.
Proverbs and old sayings German about law
Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness.
Proverbs and old sayings about humor, criticism, absent, self-control, contentment
Whosoever chooses to deny their past can not expect to find a future.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about future, past
If you get lost in an Icelandic forest, simply stand up and you will find your way.
Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about contentment
An egoistic person can't realize his own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.
Proverbs and old sayings about searching, wisdom, man
There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
He who seeks his goat with the man who ate it, is certain not to find it.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, I hope I will not find one.
Proverbs and old sayings about hope, man
When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals.
Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about country, contentment
The pleasure of finding something is worth more than what you find.
Proverbs and old sayings Persian about pleasure, contentment
Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond.
Proverbs and old sayings Persian about meditation, books, moon, sky, truth
Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.
Proverbs and old sayings Polish
Eat of your own, and call yourself mine (i.e. Be my servant and find yourself).
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese
If you throw nettles into your neighbors garden you will find them growing in your own.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about garden, contentment
