Proverbs

“A friend loveth at all times.”--Bible, Proverbs 17:17

"A good beginning is half the work."- Irish Proverb

"A hippo does not have a sting in its tail, but a wise man would still rather be sat on by a bee." - Polish Proverb

"A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another."- Irish Proverb

“A stumble may prevent a fall.”-English proverb

"Acknowledgement is half of correction."- Russian Proverb

“All must fall, & those who stand the highest fall hardest.”---Phyrexian Scriptures

“An archer cannot hit the bullseye if he doesn’t know where the target is.”--Robbie Skee Jordan

“And the wind said: “May you be as strong as the oak, yet flexible as the birch; may you stand tall as the redwood, live gracefully as the willow; & may you always bear fruit all your days on this earth.” Native American Prayer

"As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen."- Mexican Proverbs

"At the end of the game the king & the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian Proverb

"Barking dogs seldom bite."--Proverb

“Better to bend than to break.”--Scottish Proverb

"Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship." - Benjamin Franklin

"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs." - Malcolm Forbes

"Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper." - Scottish Proverb

“Do or do not. There is no try.”--Yoda

"Envious persons never compliment, they only swallow."- Mexican Proverbs

“Even the lion must put up with flies.”---Anonymous

“Every exit is an entrance somewhere else.”--Tom Stoppard

"Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Hate less, love more; & all good things are yours."--Swedish Proverb

"Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water,in butter and in wine."- Polish Proverb

"For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world."- Russian Proverb

"Get what you can and keep what you have; that's the way to get rich."- Scottish Proverb

“God gave burdens, also shoulders.”--Yiddish Proverb

"God grant me a good sword and no use for it."- Polish Proverb

“Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables." - Spanish Proverb

“He who acts like a hot dog generally ends up in hot water.”

“He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”--Chinese Proverb

“He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.”--Chinese Proverb

"He who has health has hope; & he who has hope, has everything." - Arabian Proverb

"He who seeks a friend without fault remains without." - Old Turkish Proverb

"He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves." - Chinese Proverb

“Hold a true friend with both your hands.”--Nigerian Proverb

"If the head cannot bear the glory of the crown, better be without it." - Irish Proverb

"If there is light in the soul, there is beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there is harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world." - Chinese Proverb

“If you are patient in 1 moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.”--Chinese Proverb

"If you don't see the bottom, don't wade."- Scottish Proverb

"If you want happiness for an hour take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else." -Chinese Proverb

“In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen & the Queen will answer.”--Norwegian Proverb

“It is an equal failing to trust everybody, & to trust nobody.”-- English Proverb

"It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth, than a man in a lawyers hands." - Spanish Proverb

"It's not enough to know how to ride -- you must also know how to fall."- Mexican Proverbs

“It is overdoing the thing to die for love.”--French Proverb

"Judge not the horse by his saddle." - Chinese Proverb

"Life is a tragedy for those who feel; & a comedy for those who think." - Chinese Proverb

“Love can not grow without passion." - Greek Proverb

“Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.”-- French proverb

“Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.”--German Proverb

"Money is flat and was meant to be piled up."--Scottish Proverb

“Never argue with a fool-people might not know the dfference.”--Unknown

"Never ask God to give you anything; ask Him to put you where

"Never let your feet run faster than your shoes."- Scottish Proverb

“No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back.” Turkish Proverb

“No one can be caught in places he doesn't visit.”---Danish Proverb

“One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, & on every side of a fool.” Jewish Proverb

“One kind word can warm 3 winter months.”-- Japanese Proverb

“Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence.”--Hebrew Proverb

”Praise, like gold & diamonds, owes its value to scarcity.”-Samuel Johnson

“Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.”-- Pearl S. Buck

"Pray to God, but keep rowing to the shore." - Russian Proverb

“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.” English Proverb

"Success & rest don't sleep together."- Russian Proverb

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” Chinese Proverb

"The lake is not encumbered by the swan; nor the steed by the bridle; nor the sheep by the wool; nor the man by the soul that is in him."- Irish Proverb

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Chinese Proverb

“The man who strikes 1st admits that his ideas have given out.”--Chinese Proverb

"The Oxen may be slow but the Earth is patient." - Chinese Proverb

"The palest ink is better than the sharpest memory." - Chinese Proverb

“The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of 1 hour.” Japanese proverb

“The smallest deed always exceeds the grandest of intentions.”

"The soul would have no rainbow, had the eye no tears."

"The tree remains, but not the hand that planted it."- Irish Proverb

"The universe is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering." -Chinese Proverb

“The young man who has not wept is a savage, & the old man who will not laugh is a fool.”--George Santayana

“Thee lift me, & I'll lift thee, & we'll ascend together.”---Quaker Proverb

"There are a thousand paths to every wrong."- Polish Proverb

“There are 2 perfectly good men, 1 dead & the other unborn.”--Chinese Proverb

"There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out."- Russian Proverb

“There is one art of which man should be master, the art of reflection.”-S. T. Colerdige

"Those who wish to sing always find a song." -Swedish proverb

“Tis better to be alone than in bad company.”-- George Washington

“To know you have enough is to be rich.”--Tao Te Ching

"To see what is in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle." - Spanish Proverb

“Train up a child in the way he should go: & when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Bible Proverbs 22:6

"When the heart is full the tongue will speak."- Scottish Proverb

"When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby." - Nigerian Proverb

“When you were born, you cried & the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries & you rejoice.”--Cherokee Expression

“Where there is sunshine there is shade.”--Kashmiri Proverb

“You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you."--Rwandan Proverb

"You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince." - American Proverb