Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
covered earth leather tis wears
Tis the same to him who wears a shoe, as if the whole earth were covered with leather
proverbs till water worth
We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.
changed consider
You can never consider that as your own which can be changed
enter river
You can never enter the same river twice.
cowboy horse rides true type
you can tell a true cowboy by the type of horse that he rides
bells great hears ringing
While the great bells are ringing no one hears the little ones.
deceive diplomat experience speak
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, He has no experience with it
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
best succeeding
Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding
children lifetime
You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.
proverbs twelve
Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.
cloak drinker generally good
Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker
elephant flies tail though
Though the elephant's tail is short, it can nevertheless keep flies off the elephant