World Proverbs
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A proverb is an ancient saying, of unknown authorship, that transmits the wisdom of a group of people. Before people knew how to read and write, they passed knowledge by word of mouth. The word proverb comes from Latin proverbium formed by the prefix pro- (for, before) and verbum (word). Here is a short list of proberbs.
;- Don't judge a person by their face (American - Thank you: Abbi)
- Don't look for sleeves on a vest. (Spanish - Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. - Thank you: Eli Gerbich)
- Dress me up slowly, I am in a hurry (Spanish - If you do things too fast, it will take longer, since you will have to do it again to fix mistakes)
- Fall seven times, stand up eight. (Japanese)
- For women: Cold hands, warm heart. For men: Small feet, big... did I ever tell you that my feet are only a size 8? (USA - Thank you: Noah)
- Fortune and fatigue do not sleep together.- (Russian)
- Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. - (French)
- Full stomach, happy heart. (Spanish)
- Go where you look, or look where you go. (Sri Lanka - Thank you: Koon Wijekoon)
- God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. (Thank you: DLB)
- Good medicine may taste bad but good for the body. Likewise, honest feedbacks are difficult to take in but good for the future. (Chinese - Thank you: Fred Tse)
- Hard proverbs from the beginning (Nigeria - Need them badly to go on and have a way to go on with life? - Thank you: Kazeem)
- He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. (Chinese)
- He who does not take risks, does not drink champagne.- (Russian)
- He who laughs last laughs longest. - (Spanish)
- He who say evil about someone to you will one day say evil about you to someone, so be careful. (Sierra Leone, West Africa - Thank you: Saidu Sefoi)
- He who takes on too much, will wind up with little. (Spanish - Thank you: Eli Gerbich)
- How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. - (Spanish)
- Hunger is the best sauce. - (French)
- I dont care how the woman suffers, all I care is the baby crying (Ghana - Thank you: Princes Asiamah Darkwa)
- I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I write and I understand (Chinese)
- If the cow gives milk as a healthy food, why ask whether she is black or white? (Sri Lanka - Thank you: Koon Wijekoon)
- If there is no wind, row. (Latin)
- If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed (Chinese - Thank you: Catou)
- If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. - (French)
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