Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
foot speaks truth
He that speaks truth must have one foot in the stirrup.
far few teeth trouble
May your trouble be like the old man's teeth - few and far between
swim taste three wine
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine
arrive travel
It is better to travel than to arrive
lawyers painters soon
Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white.
exception good mother
Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune.
remembers
The mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law.
finds hold home shall
No sheath shall hold what finds its home in flesh.
escaped pain
That which is escaped now is pain to come.
learn
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
time
The time to make friends is before you need them.
begins finish loves
He who begins and does not finish loves their pains.
curses
Curses are like chickens, they always come home.
agreement fat lean
Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit.