Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
single takes thousand voices
It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story
catch takes thief
It takes a thief to catch a thief
truth
The truth should not offend, it should only inconvenience.
horse horses rests wagon
The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
asked buy buzz proverbs wants whether
They asked the Turkmen whether he wants to buy bees, he said Why should I have all that buzz with my money?
ancestors brag unworthy
They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them
indians
You can't have all chiefs, you've got to have Indians too
against lean
You can only lean against that which resists.
gives man proverbs service smile
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.
light serious together
The light and the serious go well together
boots man mind places
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
christmas devil pie
The Devil makes his Christmas pie of lawyers' tongues
fool midst thirsty water
The fool is thirsty in the midst of water
answer fool fools-and-foolishness tip tongue
The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue