Selected proverbs
A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is.
Haitian Proverb
It's not shameful not to know, but it's shameful not to ask.
Azerbaijani Proverb
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot.
Korean Proverb
All beginning is difficult.
German Proverb
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Jewish Proverb
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
Korean Proverb
If you want to live in peace, neither borrow nor lend.
Assyrian Proverb
Do not blame the sun for the darkness of the night.
Georgian Proverb
A fly doesn't enter in a closed mouth.
Portuguese Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Dutch Proverb
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold.
Dutch Proverb
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.
Japanese Proverb
Better a good neighbour than a distant friend.
Dutch Proverb
Lazy people have no spare time.
Japanese Proverb
It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home.
Russian Proverb
The smaller the heart, the longer the tongue.
Italian Proverb
If your mind is strong, all difficult things will become easy; if your mind is weak, all easy things will become difficult.
Chinese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword.
English Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
English Proverb
The poorer, the more generous.
Russian Proverb
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Chinese Proverb
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