Monday, 23 July 2018

Proverbs

Like a ten-speed bike, most of us have gears we do not use. - Charles Schulz

If you are not a fish, how can you tell if the fish are happy? - Chinese Proverb

Mess with the bull and one usually gets the horns. - Latin American Saying

You can't stop a pig from wallowing in the mud. - West Africa Proverb

You can't buy an inch of time with an inch of gold. - Chinese Proverb

Live your own life, for you will die your own death. - Latin Proverb

You can't sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth. - Russian Proverb

If the townspeople are happy, look to the chief. - Liberian Proverb

Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee. - George Chapman

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. - Irish Proverb

You cannot put an old head on young shoulders. - Unknown

Lightning never strikes the same place twice. - P. H. Myers

Medicine left in the container can't help. - Yoruba Proverb

Like a fish, one should look for holes in the net. - Samoan

Lend your money and lose your friend. - William Caxton

A closed mouth catches no flies. - Miguel De Cervantes

The right man comes at the right time. - Italian Proverb

Measure a thousand times; cut once.  - Turkish Proverb

You can't judge a horse by its harness. - Thomas Fuller

Put a silk on a goat and it is still a goat. - Irish Proverb

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. - Henry Ellis

You can't fit a square peg in a round hole. - Unknown

Let the punishment fit the crime. - W.S. Gilbert

If you are hiding, don't light a fire. - Ghanaian

If the shoe fits, wear it. - Nicholas Breton

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