Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bad good people praise
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
curses
Curses are like chickens, they always come home.
finds hold home shall
No sheath shall hold what finds its home in flesh.
remembers
The mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law.
barks dog good
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
fools mind people talk
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do.
exception good mother
Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune.
ounce pound practice worth
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.
learn
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
bridge cross till
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
shooting taking talking thinking
Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim.
You can't take it with you when you go.
longest soon
The longest day soon comes to an end.
lawyers painters soon
Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white.