Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
breed good horse saddle
A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle
guest host thank
A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest
avoid enterprise fixed
Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage.
good merchant money neither nor proverbs
A good merchant has neither money nor goods.
citizen country good life owes
A good citizen owes his life to his country
expected gift given
A gift long expected is sold, not given
elephant gentle hair hand lead
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a hair
bent bow break
You will break the bow if you keep it always bent
ears night
The day has eyes, the night has ears
cloudy morning
A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
friend hundred mile steps walk
A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps
hand mouth praises
A mouth that praises and a hand that kills
though
An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold.
advantage death gain relatives
An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death