Category Archives: Proverbs
Proverb
The place of uninvited guest is behind the door. Yugoslavian Proverb Quotes Wave
One who smiles …….
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Coffee and ……
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Proverb
When the husband earns well, the wife spends well. — Dutch Proverb Quotes Wave
Who can do, …….
Who can do, don’t want to; Who wants to, can’t do; Who knows how to do, won’t do it; Who does it, doesn’t know how to; and, so, badly goes the world. — Italian Proverb Quotes Wave
Drink Coffee …..
Drink coffee while it’s hot enough to make you swear but let the chocolate cool. — Sicilian Proverb Quotes Wave
Future
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Cold
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not. — Japanese Proverb Quotes Wave
Mind
A bath refreshes the body, tea refreshes the mind. — Japanese Proverb
Knowledge
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass. — Japanese Proverb
Sailing
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In a nation …..
In a nation of naked people, the one who wears a rag is considered a mad man. — Tamil Proverb
Drink
First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man. — Japanese Proverb
Law
There’s one law for the rich and another for the poor. — English Proverb
A bird does not sing ….
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. — Chinese Proverb
Egg
A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it. — Japanese Proverb
You can only go ….
You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side. — Chinese Proverb
Do not judge …..
Do not judge a person until the lid of his coffin is closed. — Chinese Proverbs
Count your joys….
Count your joys instead of your woes. Count your friends instead of your foes. — Irish Proverb
It is better to light one candle….
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. — Chinese Proverb
Conversation
“A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month’s study of books.” – Chinese Proverb
Water
We’ll never know the worth of water till the well go dry. – Irish Proverb
How beautiful it is…
Coffee should be Black… – Turkish Proverb
Never do anything standing… – Chinese Proverb
Change / Improve
“To change and to improve are two different things.” – German Proverb
A book…
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb
If you want happiness for an hour…
If you want happiness for an hour; take a nap. If you want happiness for a day; go fishing. If you want happiness for a month; get married. If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else. – Chinese Proverb
Fall down seven times;… Japanese Proverb
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“Still waters run deep”
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“The night hides a world…” – Persian Proverb
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“A society grows great…” Greek Proverb
A book is like a…
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. -Chinese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
The reverse side also has a reverse side. -Japanese Proverb
