Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
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
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
arrive travel
It is better to travel than to arrive
neck sticks travel travels turtle
A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out
arrive hopefully travel
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive disenchanted
buried house married three woman women
A woman is to be from her house three times; when she is christened, married and buried
heals lie truth
Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.
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