Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
cough loss
When at a loss how to go on, in speaking, cough
itself pebble precious secretly stone thinks
The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone
break jelly misfortune moves proverbs teeth tide
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth
bed divorced four people
When two divorced people marry, four people get into bed
fun gone liquor
When the liquor was gone the fun was gone.
hole laugh mice
When the mice laugh at the cat, there is a hole nearby
cat hole laughs mouse
When the mouse laughs at the cat there is a hole nearby
god
When the need is highest, God is nighest
brother
When I had money, everyone called me brother
carry house water
When your neighbor's house is on fire, carry water to your own
cow knows lost tail until worth
The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it
eye mirror soul
The eye is the mirror of the soul.