Selected proverbs

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. (Japanese Proverb)
A teacher is better than two books. View proverb
German Proverb
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Every job is hard if you are too lazy to do it. View proverb
Georgian Proverb
The pen is mightier than the sword. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Everyone complains about a lack of money, but none complain about a lack of brains. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you. View proverb
Cuban Proverb
It's not shameful not to know, but it's shameful not to ask. View proverb
Azerbaijani Proverb
Lazy people have no spare time. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Draw water from the new well, but do not spit in the old one. (Bulgarian Proverb)
Better a good neighbour than a distant friend. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Today's egg is better than tomorrow's hen. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
To a friend's house the road is never long. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Wise men honor their wives. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
A lie can annihilate a thousand truths. View proverb
African Proverb
If gold falls into the mud, it won't become bronze. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
Friendship is friendship but service is service. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. View proverb
Korean Proverb
A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is. (Haitian Proverb)
If you believe everything you read, you had better not read. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
He, who buys what he does not need, sells what he needs. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
Wise in the morning is wiser in the evening. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole. View proverb
Korean Proverb