Proverb Proverb
Proverb Proverb
barks dog good
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
dead dog living
Better a living dog than a dead lion.
shooting taking talking thinking
Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim.
ancestors names virtues
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor.
hard work
He has hard work who has nothing to do.
lived parent pleasure short
Short lived pleasure is the parent of pain.
fools mind people talk
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do.
finish
It is better to finish something than begin.
earth feet men six
Six feet of earth make all men equal.
bad good people praise
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
bone dogs runs strive third
Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.
wills
The one who wills is the one who can.
law uncertain
Where the law is uncertain there is no law.
ourselves peace vain
When we can't find peace in ourselves it is vain to look for it elsewhere.