Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
far few teeth trouble
May your trouble be like the old man's teeth - few and far between
deep falls few needle people ready
When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
begins few finishes
He who begins many things finishes but few
few love trust
Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe
few
Many think they know, few know to think.
content few good harvest
He that has a good harvest must be content with a few thistles
arrive travel
It is better to travel than to arrive
bad command fires soldier word zeal
Too much zeal is a bad soldier who fires before the word of command
friend nor trust
Trust not a new friend nor an old enemy.
fair three women
Three women, three geese, and three frogs, make a fair
wrong
He who oweth is all in the wrong
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
midnight sleep three
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it
expense laugh price raised smiles
The price of a laugh is too high, if it is raised at the expense of another