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Quotations by Subject: Proverbs
(Related Subjects: Advice, Philosophy, Cliches)
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Worries go down better with soup than without.: Jewish Proverb
Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.: Kurdish Proverb
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.: Latin Proverb
It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.: Latin Proverb
Never give a child a sword.: Latin Proverb
A smiling face is half the meal.: Latvian Proverb
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.: Malayan Proverb
Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.: Malayan Proverb
Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.: Native American Proverb
Hold a true friend with both hands.: Nigerian Proverb
If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.: Oriental Proverb
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.: Persian Proverb
Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.: Scandinavian Proverb
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.: Scottish Proverb
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.: Scottish Proverb
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.: Slovenian Proverb
Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.: Spanish Proverb
If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.: Spanish Proverb
Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.: Spanish Proverb
Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.: Spanish Proverb
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.: Spanish Proverb
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.: Swedish Proverb
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.: Swedish Proverb
Buy on the rumor; sell on the news.: Wall Street Proverb
Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.: Welsh Proverb
Complain to one who can help you.: Yugoslav Proverb
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.: Yugoslav Proverb

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