Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
character man proverbs rich
A rich man has no need of character.
child mothers poor rich
A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap.
dispute proverbs round table
At a round table there is no dispute about place.
cape fine ghana paid proverbs sheep skin stranger
A stranger does not skin a sheep that is paid as a fine at a chief's court. - Cape Coast, Ghana
devil hand proverbs takes
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
idle nigeria proverbs
The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria
carrying elephant gets proverbs tired
The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks. Vai, Liberia
enemy friends-or-friendship
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
clean proverbs single
A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor.
cloudy morning
A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
child mother proverbs
A mother understands what a child does not say.
except grief grow proverbs time
All things grow with time -- except grief.
cold pine season
It is only when the cold season comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens
contend difficult oneself proverbs
It is more difficult to contend with oneself than with the world.