Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bent bow break
You will break the bow if you keep it always bent
bargain greatest life
Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
known secret three
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
heavy honey sweet
A person can be as sweet as honey or as heavy as steel.
ancestors brag unworthy
They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them
blade cut grass tallest
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
arrows rats shoot sudan
Let rats shoot arrows at each other. Sudan
double meaning phrase
There is no phrase without a double meaning
barrel
What is in a barrel will not go sour.
borrow children form inherit land
We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it form our children.
proverbs till water worth
We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.
elephant flies tail though
Though the elephant's tail is short, it can nevertheless keep flies off the elephant
gives
The person who gives is a person who has
start sweep top
When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top