Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
cost words worth
Kind words are worth much and they cost little.
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.
apples bad good tree yield
A bad tree does not yield good apples
berries bird eats wood
A bird which eats berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood
picking rose roses time
If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime.
falsehood prosper suffer truth
It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood
fools-and-foolishness recognize wise
If there were no fools, how would we recognize the wise
debts noise smaller
Debts are like children: the smaller they are the more noise they make
donkey horse rather takes
I would rather have a donkey that takes me there than a horse that will not fare.
friend
Make a friend when you don't need one
library medicine mind
A library is a repository of medicine for the mind
cloak god listen wear whatever
God will listen to you whatever cloak you wear