Selected proverbs
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold.
Dutch Proverb
Wealth without effort is easily wasted.
Bulgarian Proverb
A teacher is better than two books.
German Proverb
Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't.
Japanese Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Dutch Proverb
Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you.
Cuban Proverb
Time is the greatest critic - it will reveal who is right and who is wrong!
Bulgarian Proverb
Every job is hard if you are too lazy to do it.
Georgian Proverb
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Jewish Proverb
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot.
Korean Proverb
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
Korean Proverb
It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.
Hindi Proverb
Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.
Native American Proverb
The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace.
Somali Proverb
Lazy people have no spare time.
Japanese Proverb
If you want to live in peace, neither borrow nor lend.
Assyrian Proverb
He, who buys what he does not need, sells what he needs.
Bulgarian Proverb
A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd.
Chinese Proverb
A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.
Chinese Proverb
The hand that gives is also the one that receives.
Persian Proverb
The smaller the heart, the longer the tongue.
Italian Proverb
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Armenian Proverb
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
Myanmar Proverb
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