Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
afar attention fear lie listened sure utmost
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention
hurts lie truth
Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts
caused fear lies men
Lies are usually caused by undue fear of men
buried house married three woman women
A woman is to be from her house three times; when she is christened, married and buried
holds smells tub wine
Every tub smells of the wine it holds
praised remark silence
Some things are better praised by silence than by remark
tail tongue women
A woman's tongue wags like a lamb's tail
bees fly hay july load worth
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
affection drunk sober thoughts words
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts
goose market three women
A market is three women and a goose
ground solid stand strength
As solid as the ground we stand on
midnight sleep three
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it
sharper sweeter wine
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine