Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
against breaks fortune jelly teeth turns
When fortune turns against you even jelly breaks your teeth
best man strange thinks three wise
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise
blames satan
The person sins, then blames Satan for it
experience fools start wise
We start as fools and become wise through experience
home
Where I make a living, there is my home
believe ears eyes people
The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people
eyes mirror soul
The eyes are the mirror of the soul
crab falls far pot walks
The crab that walks too far falls into the pot
shut stable
When the steed is stolen, you shut the stable door.
coming empty endeavor entering hands life
Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming out with empty hands
death friend life witness
Life without a friend is like death without a witness
bear dance learn
With time, even a bear can learn to dance
fly miles thousand wings words
Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles
praised remark silence
Some things are better praised by silence than by remark