Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
faults mask pride
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
mask pride proverbs
Pride is the mask of one's own faults.
alone belong dignity leave pride women
Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone
eating persist resolutely
Persist as resolutely as you persist in eating
glass life shed tomb
O Strangers! By Anacreon's tomb who pass, Shed o'er it wine, in life he lov'd his glass
again behind catch hair himself hold jupiter opportunity seize suffered
Opportunity has hair in front; behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape, not Jupiter himself can catch her again
founded greatest opinions prejudice sustained violence
Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence
angry character conquer evil gives goodness man men overcome subdue
Conquer a man who never gives by gifts; Subdue untruthful men by truthfulness; Vanquish an angry man by gentleness; And overcome the evil man by goodness
counsel dip tongue
Dip your tongue in wisdom, then give counsel
door horse lock stable stolen
Don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
higher knees sorrow
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees
advice friendship grass grow path
Don't let grass grow on the path of friendship
bearing cross
Don't just cross a river--cross it bearing fire!.
judge man until walked
Don't judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins