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
break jelly misfortune moves proverbs teeth tide
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth
fair three women
Three women, three geese, and three frogs, make a fair
ourselves peace vain
When we can't find peace in ourselves it is vain to look for it elsewhere.
law uncertain
Where the law is uncertain there is no law.
grain proverb truth
There is no proverb without a grain of truth
beggar grown pride rich
There is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich
became broke ethiopia fat rich
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast. Ethiopia
absorb devour power serpent unless
Unless a serpent devour a serpent it will not become a dragon. Unless one power absorb another, it will not become great.
owned sins
Years and sins are always more than owned
heart hope proverbs
Were it not for hope the heart would break.
bees body honey small sting three
Three things must epigrams, like bees have all - A sting and honey and a body small
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
breathing cold dry eating food hairy hardy sleeping three
Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food