Proverbs

A proverb from Japan.
An empty hand is not licked.

A proverb from India Hindi.
He who has come through the fire will not fade in the sun.

A proverb from Montenegro Yugoslavia.
Even an ant casts its shadow.

A proverb from China.
When you go to buy, don’t show your silver.

A proverb from Spain.
Fate carries some on her wings and drags others on the ground.

A proverb from China.
You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from flying over your head,You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from flying over your head,

A proverb from Russia.
Proverb are butterflies; some are caught, other escape.

A proverb from Arab Proverbs.
He who has approved of wrongdoing is as guilty as he who has committed it.

A proverb from Ancient India Sanskrit.
Tears are language; only he who weeps understands them.

A proverb from Spain.
There is no stranger who isn’t well born, nor an old man who wasn’t brave.

A proverb from Serbia.
The first fears the husband, the husband fears the second.

A proverb from Turkey.
To tear is easy, and to sew is difficult.

A proverb from Peru.
In the middle of the river, do not change houses.

A proverb from Norway.
The word that lies nearest the heart comes first in the mouth.

A proverb from Portugal.
Tell your friend a lie, and if he keeps it secret tell him the truth.

A proverb from Arab Proverbs.
Beauty doesn't exist, men only dream it.

A proverb from Catalonia Spain.
A fair wind is better than the strength of oars.

A proverb from Poland.
Silent worms bore holes in the wall.

A proverb from Arab Proverbs.
He who uses bad incense must be careful not to burn his sleeves.

A proverb from Cuba.
Never show teeth unless you can bite.

A proverb from Arabia.
Nothing can ooze from a vase but drops of the liquid it contains.

A proverb from Czechoslovakia.
A habit is a shirt made of iron.

A proverb from Spain.
Blue eyes say, love me or I die; black eyes say, love me or I kill thee.

A proverb from China.
Man dies and leaves a name; the tiger dies and leaves a skin.

A proverb from Southern Nigeria Yoruba.
Debts are like children; the smaller they are, the more they scream.