dinsdag 9 september 2025
World most popular proverbs and sayings
A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it.
A bad cause requires many words.
A bad workman always blames his tools.
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
A cat has nine lives.
A chain can only break by love.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A chicken is not a rooster.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A close friend can become a close enemy.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.
A dimple on the chin, the devil within.
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
A drink precedes a story.
A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
A euro saved is a medal earned.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool sees more than a wise man thinks he knows.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A friend's eye is a good mirror.
A goldfish knows more than you and the sea.
A good attitude is more positive and relationships become easier.
A good denial, the best point in law.
A good husband is healthy and absent.
A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
A healthy man is a successful man.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
A hen is heavy when carried far.
A hound's food is in its legs.
A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.
A hungry man is an angry man.
A hungry mouse does not bite you.
A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
A little too late, is much too late.
A loan though old is not gift.
A lock is better than suspicion.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.
A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly so respect yourself.
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny gained.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A plucked goose does not lay golden eggs.
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.
A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.
A restaurant that looks old and small might have amazing food.
A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.
A silent mouth is melodious.
A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.
A smart mouse does not get trapped.
A smile is the shortest distance between two people.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.
A teacher is better than two books.
A thief believes everybody steals.
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
A tree falls the way it leans.
A white Christmas fills the churchyard.
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.
A worthy woman is far more precious than jewels, strength and dignity are her clothing.
Accept life for what it actually is.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
Act the way that the people around you are acting.
Actions speak louder than words.
Advice should be viewed from behind.
Advice when most needed is least heeded.
After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers.
Age is honorable and youth is noble.
All I wish for you is happiness. May the smile on your lips never fade!
All is well that ends well.
All journeys never stop.
All royals are addicted to gold.
All things grow with time, except grief.
Always be fair and generous.
Always be honest.
Always be kind and do not harm others.
Always desire to learn something useful.
Always follow your heart to be successful.
Always put your best foot forward.
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
Among the chosen, you are the lucky ones.
An angry man is not fit to pray.
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.
An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea.
An ox remains an ox, even if driven to Vienna.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.
And old rat is a brave rat.
Angels always love you.
Anger can be an expensive luxury.
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.
Anger without power is folly.
Appetite comes with eating.
Are you asking for a favor? Better give a beggar whatever he asks you.
Are you crazy, are you out of your mind?
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
As mad as a March hare.
As proud as a peacock.
As sluttish and slatternly as an Irishwoman bred in France.
As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, the truest lover may turn into the worst enemy.
As the big hound is, so will the pup be.
As we live, so we learn.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Ask the angels for advice and the monkeys come out of the sleeves.
Ask the angels to inspire to think about what to do next.
Bananas are not straight and the earth is not flat.
Be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Be careful and proceed following your heart without caution.
Be careful as the best swimmers drown.
Be content with what you have.
Be glad, you are not perfect.
Be happy! She did not fall on your money.
Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest.
Be kind to yourself.
Be kind to yourself and do not deceive yourself.
Be like a mountain and flow like a great river.
Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy.
Be patient. Eventually something good will happen to you.
Be quiet as inaccuracy causes tons of explanation.
Be the right one who comes at the right time.
Be what you are and do the things you love to do.
Be your own idol.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is in the eye of the heart.
Become what you love at most.
Beggars shouldn't be choosers.
Believe those who are seeking the truth.
Believe what you see, love to feel.
Best things in life are free.
Better act now and follow the advice of the angels than never.
Better give a penny then lend twenty.
Better late than never.
Better long-haired than short-sighted.
Better no doctor at all than three.
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. (About coffee.)
Blood is thicker than water.
Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.
Break your routine and fly with the winds of love.
Butter would not melt in her mouth.
Buy good tools to make your job much easier.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fall.
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
Care and collaboration, young and old, build life’s meaningful cornerstone.
Changes can be boring.
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things.
Children are poor men's riches.
Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — should follow the example of the angels.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old.
Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight.
Climb mountains to see lowlands.
Clogs to clogs in three generations.
Clouds gather before a storm.
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.
Compassionate toward yourself.
Could you explain the feeling?
Creation’s mystery unfolds in love’s unceasing gentle tide.
Creation’s pulse, through love’s clear sight, reveals the universe’s light.
Creation’s spark, through love’s pure lens, reveals life’s sacred essence.
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Death always comes too early or too late.
Death closes all doors.
Death pays all debts.
Determine your priorities and focus on them.
Did hogs feed here or did Lithuanians have a feast here?
Different people have different ideas about what is valuable.
Different people have different ideas about what's beautiful.
Difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
Dig the well before you are thirsty but do not drive after you leave the bar.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Do important things for yourself.
Do not ask your friends what to do if you cannot handle the truth.
Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky.
Do not be stupid, a child can do your laundry.
Do not bite into the hand that feeds you.
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings.
Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
Do not do mean things to people.
Do not do mean things to people. Love yourself and do not let others harm you.
Do not fall before you are pushed.
Do not judge a book by its cover.
Do not judge yourself and the universe.
Do not lie, believe in yourself!
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
Do not pay a lot for the best seats in the house but enjoy the world for free.
Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new.
Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills.
Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor.
Do not trust other people to do important things for you.
Do not try to improve something that already works fairly well.
Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
Do not wait for opportunity. Create it.
Do not worry, just focus on the good results.
Do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Does anyone know where my dentures have gone?
Don’t act as a fool like a voice crying out in the wilderness.
Don’t blame chickens.
Don’t let the iron burn your house.
Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.
Don’t criticize other people if you’re not perfect yourself.
Drain the swamp.
Dream well of me tonight!
Early birds catch the worms.
Easy come, easy go.
Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.
Elvis lives and is now singing in a retirement home.
Enjoy that beautiful blue sky!
Epigrams succeed where epics fail.
Even a small experience of altruism brings a measure of mental peace right away.
Even a small thorn causes festering.
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every dog has his bark.
Every dog hath its day.
Every garden may have some weeds.
Everyone has a scheme that will work.
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another.
Everyone pushes a falling fence.
Everything you can imagine is real.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil is sooner believed than good.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.
Fame is a magnifying glass.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Feather by feather the goose can be plucked.
Feel the sense of compassion as the most precious thing there is.
Feel your heart beating with love.
Find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune favors the bold.
Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow.
Fortune is blind, but not invisible.
Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight.
Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.
Friendship is a furrow in the sand.
From heart’s deep well, compassion flows, where true abundance grows.
From love’s deep root, all goodness grows, in earth’s and heaven’s glow.
Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it.
Give the devil his due.
Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth.
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.
God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them.
God heals, and the physician takes the fee.
God help the rich man, let the poor man beg!
God help the rich, the poor can look after themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
God is good, but never dance in a small boat.
Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat.
Gold may serve material needs, yet lacks the soul’s true essence.
Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never.
Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.
Good luck beats early rising.
Good things come to those who wait.
Gray hairs are death's blossoms.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Great things never come from comfort zones.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Happiness comes through taming the mind.
Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
Haste makes waste.
Hate cannot drive out hate but only by love.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Have a backup plan.
Have a horse of your own and then you may borrow another's.
Have desires like everyone.
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
He is not wise that is not wise for himself.
He lied like an eyewitness.
He makes his home where the living is best.
He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.
He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
He that is rich will not be called a fool.
He that lives on hope will die fasting.
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He that marries for money will earn it.
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.
He that seeks trouble never misses.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son.
He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
He who comes with a story to you brings two away from you.
He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.
He who does not know one thing knows another.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
He who has once burnt his mouth always blows his soup.
He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief.
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
He who leaps high must take a long run.
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
He who serves two masters has to lie to one.
He who sups with the devil has need of a long spoon.
He who talks about peace sooner goes to war.
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
He who would eat in Spain must bring his kitchen along.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Hearts aligned in kindness forge a world of endless radiant peace.
Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.
Help the poor to spend everything if there is no tomorrow.
Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the first chapter of your book of wisdom.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
How many will listen to the truth when you tell them?
Humanity is the measure of all things.
Hygiene is two thirds of health.
I appreciate all of your opinions.
I believe in you!
If a man be great, even his dog will wear a proud look.
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
If it is not broke, do not fix it.
If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
If the patient dies, the doctor has killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him.
If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!
If two men ride a horse, one must ride behind.
If you are not strong, you have to be clever and follow the advice your heart.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you bow at all bow low.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
If you do not trust you will not be trusted.
If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others.
If you focus only on yourself and neglect others you will lose.
If you have peanuts, watch the monkeys.
If you help someone, the angels will return the favor.
If you like freedom, do not marry.
If you love him, don't lend him.
If you need time, do not watch the clock and act with love, because it will seem like it is taking forever.
If you play with ice, you’ll freeze.
If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.
If you take big paces you leave big spaces.
If you think that you are not going forward, choose the right direction.
If you want blame, marry.
If you want others to be happy, practice kindness and compassion.
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.
If you want to be criticized, marry.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
If you wish to die young, make your physician your heir.
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
Ignorance is bliss.
Improve yourself with patience.
In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
In a gentle way, you shake the world.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
In America half an hour is forty minutes.
In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.
In giving freely, heart to heart, true riches find their start.
In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek.
In love’s embrace, all barriers fall, uniting souls in cosmic thrall.
In love’s warm embrace, from heart’s sweet fire, true riches brightly bloom.
In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.
In sharing joy, we find the wealth that time can never dim.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Instinct is stronger than upbringing.
Into every life sun shines and rains will fall.
It all depends upon how you adjust yourself.
It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.
It is a bad hen that does not scratch herself.
It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.
It is a long road that has no turning.
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
It is better to be a male for one day than a female for ten.
It is better to be born a beggar than a fool.
It is better to be in good company.
It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance.
It is better to exist unknown to the law.
It is better to prevent than to heal.
It is better to save money like there is no tomorrow.
It is better to share than to receive.
It is hard to pay for bread that has been eaten.
It is important to know when to give up instead of always acting brave and maybe getting hurt.
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
It is not enough to run, one must start in time.
It is not fish until it is on the bank.
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
It is the good horse that draws its own cart.
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day.
It is your reaction to the situation so think twice before you act.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It’s best to do something on time.
It’s not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.
Jobs and projects should have one or two strong leaders.
Joy shared freely kindles light that gold can never hope to spark.
Just do the right thing in your affairs; the rest will take care of itself.
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
Keep a thing for seven years and you'll find a use for it.
Keep up the good work and that is what counts!
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Lack of resource has hanged many a person.
Last ship, best ship.
Laughter is a good medicine.
Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.
Learn to understand each other’s values. The greater will be our mutual respect.
Lend your money and lose your friend.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
Let the machine do the dirty work.
Life at any time can become difficult: life at any time can become easy.
Life belongs to the living, and those who live must be prepared for change.
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.
Life is a long lesson in humility.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Life is not about getting and having, it is about loving, giving, and being.
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.
Life without a friend is death without a witness.
Life’s beauty, rooted in love’s deeds, transcends all words’ frail bounds.
Life’s fleeting dance calls us to cherish love’s eternal vibrant chance.
Life’s sacred bond, through love’s true aim, lights paths no gold can claim.
Like a fish out of water.
Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Listen to the birds singing so beautifully.
Listen to the songs of your heart.
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.
Listen to your heart.
Listening to smooth music helps you relax better.
Little by little, the bird makes its nest.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Little things make big days.
Live and learn to let live.
Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.
Look before you leap.
Look down if you would know how high you stand.
Love and health, life’s joyful pillars, no coin can ever buy.
Love and insight, shared in truth, forge futures bright with hope.
Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears.
Love is all that matters.
Love is all you need to share.
Love is the answer to all questions.
Love knows no lies, love is the truth.
Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.
Love of money is the root of evil.
Love your complexity.
Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence.
Love, a miracle true, shines in eyes and blooms like earth’s endless sky.
Love, pain, and money cannot be kept secret; they soon betray themselves.
Love’s boundless gift outshines all wealth in earth’s celestial hymn.
Love’s endless bloom, like stars above, weaves life’s eternal love.
Love’s gentle release dissolves all barriers of the heart.
Love’s gentle touch transforms the heart, where true eternity begins.
Love’s radiant path, through heart’s true quest, leads to life’s eternal rest.
Love’s radiant truth binds earth and sky in endless harmony’s embrace.
Love’s selfless acts ignite the world with hope’s unending flame.
Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.
Luck has a slender anchorage.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
Many a friend was lost through a joke, but none was ever gained so.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Mastering yourself takes time.
Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
Mere words do not feed the friars.
More grows in the garden than the gardener knows he has sown.
Moral ethics are the basis of world peace.
Mortality’s truth stirs the heart to seize life’s boundless creative spark.
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
Most people exist, that is all. Be one of the people who live.
My dog is drinking martini cause he does not like cola.
My good wishes are always with you. Go for it.
My mind is racing, but my heart makes me feel how much I love you.
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity knows no law.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Never cut what can be untied.
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.
Never marry for money. Ye'll borrow it cheaper.
Never mind your happiness and do your duty.
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
Never regret anything that made you smile.
Night is the mother of council.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
No doctrine’s might can match the heart’s sincere and loving light.
No force or law can bind the soul like love’s unyielding gentle call.
No jab can make the flu go away.
No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
No man is an island.
No man limps because another is hurt.
No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
No one gets wise without damage and shame.
No one saves us but ourselves.
No rose without a thorn, or a love without a rival.
No soul foresees their final day, nor rises from death’s silent sway.
No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined.
No time like the present.
No vault or throne can match the glow of happiness in shared delight.
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.
Not wine...men intoxicate themselves; Not vice...men entice themselves.
Nothing dries sooner than tears.
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Nothing is as burdensome as a secret.
Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
One beggar at the door is enough.
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
One cannot shoe a running horse.
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
One flower will not make a garland.
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.
One hand washes the other.
One should always play fair even when one has no winning cards.
One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune.
One swallow maketh not a summer.
One woman never praises another.
Only love heals; through forgiveness, new beginnings freely rise.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Passion makes the world go round. Angels' love makes it a better place.
Passion means being in the moment and not being distracted.
Patience is a virtue.
Patience is poultice for all wounds.
Patience is the best medicine.
People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.
People live in each other's shelter.
People tend to want whatever they don’t have.
People who bravely do their best are more successful than people who are lazy.
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Persuasion is better than force.
Philosophy is no waste of time.
Pigs might fly, but they are most unlikely birds.
Planning ahead is important, especially when you are trying to reach a specific goal.
Politics is a rotten egg; if broken, it stinks.
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.
Practice makes perfect.
Praise the angels to feel the wind in your trousers!
Praise the young and they will blossom.
Pray for salvation and do not depend on others.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Promise only what you can deliver and deliver the best you can.
Public before private and country before family.
Push comes to shove, at the moment you ask for forgiveness.
Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
Rabbits practice love.
Rags to riches to rags.
Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash off the spots.
Rains bless Mother Earth with gentle touch.
Rains grace Mother Earth with tranquil calm.
Rains purify Mother Earth with mystic grace.
Rains renew the verdant land with vibrant touch.
Rains soothe the sacred ground with pulsing rhythm.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Rejoice in progress, great and small, where all may thrive and shine.
Riches run after the rich, and poverty runs after the poor.
Roasted pigeons will not fly into one's mouth.
Rome was not built in a day.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Save the planet, plant trees.
Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.
Set a beggar on horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Sex is better if she is not addicted to the iPhone.
Shut up. Speaking is silver, to keep silent is gold.
Silence does not sound like gold.
Silence was never written down.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it.
Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
Slow but sure is better than too fast.
Small children give you headache; big children heartache.
Smart mice get the cheese, and survive the trap.
Some people are masters of money, and some its slaves.
Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the time I am being carried on great wings across the sky.
Sometimes it’s good to be away from your partner, because it makes you want to see each other again.
Sometimes you have to say that nothing can be done by you about it.
Sometimes you have to step back and take a look at the bigger picture.
Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
Speak always the truth.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Speak only the truth, do not lie.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Speak with truth and kindness, setting boundaries with gentle care.
Spend time in quiet meditation, contemplating the choices you have.
Stars are not seen by sunshine.
Start sitting just a little each day.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Stop complaining if you want to start with a clean slate.
Stop eating and laugh a lot to improve your health.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Strive on with diligence.
Strive, meditate and always stay positive and happy.
Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and do your best.
Success is nothing compared with love.
Sunshine all the time makes a desert.
Sweet is the wine but sour is the payment.
Take care to make peace and save Mother Earth and protect the innocents.
Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.
Take responsibility to make a good decision and make the most out of your life.
Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening.
Take your time but do not wait forever.
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.
Tell me who you live with and I will tell you who you are.
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
The angels need your actions, not words.
The angels’ love is the greatest refreshment in life.
The answers will come to you in divine time.
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
The apple hangs in the tree, till it falls.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
The best advice is found on the pillow.
The best revenge is no revenge at all.
The best thing about a man is his dog.
The best thoughts always come second as second thoughts are the best but cannot be better than the love of your friends.
The best way to predict the future is to create the future you want.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The chickens are not laying eggs regularly.
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
The comforter's head never aches.
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
The day will come when the cow will have use for her tail.
The fat is in the fire.
The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The future smiles at us like a sun of love.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The grass is greener without a fence.
The great thieves lead away the little thieves.
The greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
The heart’s pure song, in love’s sweet care, ascends to heavens fair.
The hole is more honorable than the patch.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
The ice is colder on Antarctica.
The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.
The jay bird don't rob his own nest.
The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.
The light heart lives long.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
The meaning of life is to give meaning to life.
The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The more the merrier.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
The most beautiful music comes from your heart.
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
The night rinses what the day has soaped.
The obstacle is the path if you do not listen to the angels.
The only good thing that comes from the east is the sun.
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
The only truth that lasts forever, is love.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
The past endures in now and hence, unveiling creation’s mystic dance.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The perception problem is always an attitude problem.
The pine stays green in winter...Wisdom in hardship.
The point of our existence is that we live purposeful meaningful lives.
The prime purpose in this life is to make peace and help others.
The raggy colt often made a powerful horse.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The right man comes at the right time.
The road to a friend's house is never long.
The road to success is to share and do it together.
The Russian knows the way, yet he asks for directions.
The sea has an enormous thirst and an insatiable appetite.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The show must go on.
The silent dog is the first to bite.
The smallest thing outlives the human being.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world and do not forget.
The Spaniard is a bad servant but a worse master.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The stars and earth, in love’s grand weave, sing life’s eternal dream.
The sun will set without thy assistance.
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
The time is right about the clock.
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.
The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.
The true test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis.
The truth is not always what we want to hear.
The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed.
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
The well fed does not understand the lean.
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.
The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet.
The wolf loses his teeth, but not his inclinations.
The words are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
The work praises the man.
The world is a rose: smell it and pass it on to your friends.
The world keeps turning, by the infinite power of love.
The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey.
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
There are more old drunkards than old doctors.
There are only two types of Chinese -- those who give bribes and those who take them.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
There is a drunken elephant singing the blues in my bathroom.
There is always an angel who can do it better.
There is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead.
There is honor even among thieves.
There is hope from the sea, but none from the grave.
There is life outside the computer.
There is no fear in love; for perfect love casteth out fear.
There is no fireside like your own fireside.
There is no limit to the realization of today.
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
There is no need like the lack of a friend.
There is no strength without unity.
There is no time like the present.
There is nothing more beautiful in the world than to love you.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all!
There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel.
There’s no fun in time travel.
There’s no place like home.
There’s nothing worse than ignorance in action.
They joy before thee according the joy in the harvest.
They who love most are least valued.
Things look different than you think they really are.
Think before you ask, as who lies for you will lie against you.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
Think of creative solutions to your problems.
Think with the wise but walk with the vulgar.
Thirst is the end of drinking and sorrow is the end of drunkenness.
Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
Three diseases without shame: Love, itch and thirst.
Time is a great story teller.
Time trieth truth.
To arrive, you need to go.
To be rich is not everything, but it certainly helps.
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.
To deny all, is to confess all.
To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
To lead people, walk behind them.
To lend is to buy a quarrel.
To love is walking on water with no loss of enthusiasm.
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.
To teach is to learn.
To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation.
To whom you tell your secrets, to him you resign your liberty.
To woke or not to woke and go broke, only love matters.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Tolerance and patience are the signs of true strength.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
Tomorrow never comes.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Trouble rides a fast horse.
True life’s reward is love’s kind deed, a treasure none can steal.
True nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
True riches shine in humble deeds, not crowns of fleeting gleam.
True wealth blooms in shared prosperity, cherishing joy’s eternal light.
True wealth springs from inner love, not pomp or power’s fleeting show.
Trust in the angels with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Truth and oil always come to the surface.
Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.
Truth is the safest lie.
Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed.
Truth will be out.
Two are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
Two shorten the road.
Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs.
Virtue is your reward.
Visit your aunt, but not every day of the year.
Walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.
Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab.
Walls lack ears, eyes, or heart, unmoved by love’s eternal art.
Want a thing long enough and you don't.
War is death's feast.
Watch the doughnut, and not the hole.
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
Let all that you do be done with love.
Water for oxen, wine for kings.
We all have the power of thought, love, and action.
We are strong together and can handle anything.
We may be miles apart, but our souls are always linked by love.
We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.
Well done is better than well said.
Went in one ear and out the other.
What belongs to everybody belongs to nobody.
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
What happens to you is not as important as how you react to what happens.
What one knows it is sometimes useful to forget.
What you can not avoid, welcome.
What you see, yet cannot see over, is as good as infinite.
When a father helps a son, both smile; but when a son must help his father, both cry.
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.
When an affliction happens to you, defeat it.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fortune knocks upon the door open it widely.
When ill luck falls asleep, let none wake her.
When its time has arrived, the prey becomes the hunter.
When one dog barks another will join it.
When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
When the apple is ripe it will fall.
When the drop (drink) is inside, the sense is outside.
When the liquor was gone the fun was gone.
When the mouse is at home, the mice stay away.
When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.
When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
When we sing everybody hears us, when we sigh nobody hears us.
When you are travelling abroad notice that people do things differently than you are used to.
When you cooperate with each other, you come up with better ideas.
When you face problems or disagreements, you have to arrive at solutions through dialogue.
When you generate a reasoned desire for others to be happy, your humanity increases in strength.
When you live next to the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone.
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Where no counsel is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth.
Where there is love there is pain.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Where there's music there can be love.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
While the cat's away, the mice can play.
While the stars in the mosaic of the night sky are lovely, the way you make me feel is far more wonderful.
Who begins too much accomplishes little.
Who knows most speaks least.
Who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too.
Wine divulges truth.
Wishing you well in everything you do. You deserve all the best in life.
With foxes we must play the fox.
With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.
Without inner peace, without inner calm, it is difficult to find lasting peace.
Without justice, courage is weak.
Without taming the mind there is no way to be happy.
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Work together and resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep others’ interests in mind.
You are funny!
You are important, your strength and courage is admired by many.
You are irresistible.
You are more beautiful than I can express.
You are never too old to love.
You are nothing but an ape and think you are human.
You are overwhelming.
You are priceless, irreplaceable, there is nothing in the world that I love more than you.
You are rich if you have a good heart.
You are the change you wish to see in the world.
You are the cutest.
You are the island of my dreams.
You are the island of my heart.
You are the most amazing to me.
You are the most beautiful rose in the rose garden.
You are the most beautiful thing that happened to me.
You are the one thing in my life that I’m completely sure about. I love you for as long as I live.
You better do not leave and stay home to make it the most comfortable place to be.
You better get up early and have a head start in the day!
You can always ask the angels to help you but you must not force them.
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
You can get better service if you complain about something.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
You can’t always get what you want.
Don’t whine and complain if you don’t get what you wanted.
You can’t keep having good luck or fun forever; eventually it will stop.
You can’t live completely independently. Everyone needs help from other people.
You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
You come from the source of being.
You don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
You feed my heart and my soul with your love.
You have thinking to do, and will need a quiet space.
You have to act with love to control the quality of the results.
You have to do things yourself to control the quality of your life.
You have to practice a skill a lot to become good at it.
You have too many different ideas about what you think that is valuable.
You lift me up and hold me down, you make me smile when I’m down.
You make every day better, which is one of the million reasons I love you.
You make me the happiest person on Earth.
You make my heart melt!
You make my wildest dreams come true.
You may live after losing but not after losing your honour.
You might like to try sitting with a hint of a smile.
You need to make meditating a habit, not a decision.
You should always play fair to be a real winner.
You should knock on the door at the right address.
You should wake up and start work early if you want to succeed.
You tighten the ox behind the cart.
You will cross the ocean with the courage to lose sight of the shore.
You will gain if you value others as much as you cherish yourself.
You will have to overcome obstacles before you reach your desired goals.
Your care, support, encouragement and love has transformed my life.
Your health comes first; you can always hang yourself later.
Your neighbor's apples are the sweetest.
Your smile is as lovely as a morning bloom.
Your voice is sweeter than an angel’s song.
You’re as crazy as you think you’re crazy.
You’re the best of the best.
Youth sheds many a skin. The steed (horse) does not retain its speed forever.
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