Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
art deceiving pleasing
The art of pleasing is the art of deceiving
beyond human life three
There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension so we must do what we can with the third.
believe bit god particular sand wants
He, who does not believe that God wants this bit of sand to lie in this particular place, does not believe at all
best knows water
He knows the water best who has waded through it
cannot death good men
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.
love whom
Whom we love best, to them we can say least
love pull thy
Love thy neighbor, yet pull not down thy hedge
cannot
He that will not when he can, cannot when he will.
fear light mortals mourn night rather sweet vanished
For mortals vanished from the day's sweet light I shed no tear; rather I mourn for those who day and night live in death's fear
angel foot guardian reserved sick stand
One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian angel
character clear man
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
behind forward
He that will not look forward must look behind
best family low noble worst
It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one
cannot carve handle kitchen knife
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle