Selected proverbs - page 2
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
A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd.
Chinese Proverb
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
Myanmar Proverb
If you want to live in peace, neither borrow nor lend.
Assyrian Proverb
A fly doesn't enter in a closed mouth.
Portuguese Proverb
A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.
Chinese Proverb
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Armenian Proverb
The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace.
Somali Proverb
The hand that gives is also the one that receives.
Persian Proverb
The smaller the heart, the longer the tongue.
Italian Proverb
Time is the greatest critic - it will reveal who is right and who is wrong!
Bulgarian Proverb
A person is known by the company he keeps.
English Proverb
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Chinese Proverb
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.
English Proverb
Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.
Chinese Proverb
A watched pot never boils.
English Proverb
By desiring what belongs to others, you lose your own.
Bulgarian Proverb
Learn good manners from those who don't have them.
Persian Proverb
Adam was the luckiest of men: he had no mother-in-law.
Jewish Proverb
Your parents gave you life, but you must cultivate your will yourself.
Chinese Proverb
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
Spanish Proverb
The poorer, the more generous.
Russian Proverb
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.
Hindi 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
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