Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
bad command fires soldier word zeal
Too much zeal is a bad soldier who fires before the word of command
bad good people praise
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
bad endure good
He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good
bad lost men moan
Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad
bad fortune plenty time
There's plenty of time to bemoan bad fortune once it arrives
bad cannot changed plan
Any plan is bad that cannot be changed
bad good hold luck
In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in
bad repute wound
A bad wound may be cured, bad repute kills
bad heals word words wound
A bad wound heals but a bad word doesn't
bad heel toe turned wife wishes
A bad wife wishes her husband's heel turned homewards, and not his toe
apples bad good tree yield
A bad tree does not yield good apples
bad gets good reaper
A bad reaper never gets a good sickle
bad gift master
A bad man's gift is like his master
bad daughter
A bad labour, and a daughter after all