Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.
proverbs twelve
Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.
act determined remains
To him who is determined it remains only to act
children lifetime
You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.
happen life
You have to take life as it happens, but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it
life privacy private public publicity
The privacy of public office, the publicity of private life
borrow children form inherit land
We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it form our children.
departure pleasure visits
Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure
men wise
Were there no fools, there would be no wise men
point proverbs
The granary is at the point of the plowshare.
found god grace saddle
The grace of God is found between the saddle and the ground.
bridge crossed danger devil great time until walk
You are permitted, in time of great danger, to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge
fully sailed sailor unless
You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail,
deceive diplomat experience speak
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, He has no experience with it