Quotes of Proverbs - somelinesforyou

“ If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry. ”

- African proverb

“ When you have given nothing, ask for nothing. ”

- Albanian Proverb

“ Good habits result from resisting temptation. ”

- Ancient Proverb

“ Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire. ”

- Arab Proverb

“ Examine what is said, not him who speaks. ”

- Arab Proverb

“ Make your bargain before beginning to plow. ”

- Arab Proverb

“ Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you. ”

- Belgian Proverb

“ Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ”

- Bulgarian Proverb

“ Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Do not employ handsome servants. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ If you bow at all, bow low. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind. ”

- Chinese proverb

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

- Chinese proverb

“ The palest ink is better than the best memory. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ When you drink the water, remember the spring. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ”

- Chinese proverb

“ Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ”

- Czech Proverb

“ The big thieves hang the little ones. ”

- Czech Proverb

“ When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears. ”

- Czech Proverb

“ Ask advice only of your equals. ”

- Danish Proverb

“ He who would leap high must take a long run. ”

- Danish Proverb

“ A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ”

- Dutch Proverb

“ A full cup must be carried steadily. ”

- English proverb

“ Don't fall before you're pushed. ”

- English proverb

“ Use soft words and hard arguments. ”

- English proverb
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