Does any body know any good Proverbs?

Question

thanks

Answer 1

Yeah, ones thats not in the bible

Answer 2

it is better to keep your mouth shut and appear a fool, then to open it and remove all doubt

Mark Twain

Answer 3

A candle is lighted by another candle.

A big appetite doesn't always lead to sound healthy.

A foot should know its own shoes.

A house with 2 maids remains unclean.

A hungry man is a angry man.

A fall is only  an episode. get up!

A man of a thousand occupations ends up unskilled.

A thousand candles can be lighted from one candle.

Every night has a day behind it.

Freedom and prosperity are twins.

He who loves the tree, loves the branch.

hope it help to u?

Answer 4

Italian:

A true friend tells you when your face is dirty.

Answer 5

Little by little a bird builds a nest.

He is a fool who cannot get angry but he is a wise man who will not.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend is one who tells you when your face is dirty.

Action without thought is like shooting without aim.

Everyone is the architect of his own fortune.

He who sows brambles reaps thorns.

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Friends are like fiddle strings , they must not be screwed too tight.

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.

Do not blame God for creating tiger but thank him for not giving it wings.

Knowledge humbles a great person , astonishes the common

, and puffs up the small.

A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.

A stranger nearby is better than a far-away relative.

There is no wave without wind.

A good friend is worth his weight in gold.

All the treasure of the earth cannot bring back one lost moment.

The mob has many heads but no brains.

He who undertakes too many jobs does none.

A little knowledge is a devil's workshop.

Where shephards are lots , sheep are lost.

A brook would lose its song if God removed rocks.

It is the beautiful bird that gets caged.

To try and to fail is not laziness.

A promise is a cloud , fulfillment is rain.

Blood cannot be washed out with blood.

hope that helped you!

Answer 6

For a bloke:

"Don't pee into the wind"

"man who walks sideways through door is bound to Bangkok"

"when the doo doo hits the fan who is still facing it"

ermmmmmmm

that's all i can think of

Answer 7

The devil finds work for idle hands (sums up the government quite nicely, don't you think)

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

It's an ill (bad) wind that blows no good at all.

there's three

Answer 8

Wow, I love proverbs!  I like the contradicting ones:

Many hands make light work.

Too many chefs spoil the broth.

The early bird catches the worm.

Better late than never.

And the only others I can think of:

You can't have your cake an eat it

You've made your bed so lie in it.

Umm...  That's it.  Fun question.  :)

Answer 9

Ti's not the prettiest bird that sings the sweetest song.