Thursday, 26 October 2017

Proverbs, Maxims, idioms ...

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak. - Turkish Proverb

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. - Chinese Proverb

A dragon stranded in shallow water provides amusement to the shrimps. - Chinese Proverb

A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners. - Virgin Islander Proverb

A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind. - Iranian Proverb

It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood. - Danish Proverb

Where you were born is less important than how you live. - Turkish Proverb

Bury the hatchet beneath the root of the tree. - Native American Saying

Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own. - Chinese Proverb

A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a hair. - Iranian Proverb

A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw. - English Proverb

At high tide, fish eat ants; at low tide, ants eat fish. - Thai Proverb

A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out. - Korean Proverb

An old error has more friends than a new truth. - Danish Proverb

All food is fit to eat but not all words are fit to speak. - Unknown

Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. - African Saying

A hand ready to hit, may cause you great trouble. - Maori Proverb

Dally not with other folk's spouses or money. - Benjamin Franklin

An hour may destroy what an age was building. - English Proverb

However long the night, the dawn will break. - African Proverb

A year from now you'll wish you had started today. - Unknown

Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. - German Proverb

Eggs have no business dancing with stones. - Haitian Proverb

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. - Benjamin Franklin

Worthless people blame their karma. - Burmese Proverb

 

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