“Let those who want to hatch hatch their own eggs. ----Martinique proverb” — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
“There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out -russian proverb” — Brooke Taylor Copy Share Image
“Teachers open doors, but you must enter by yourself. Chinese proverb” — David Williams Copy Share Image
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards? — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” — Chinua Achebe (Author Copy Share Image
“Q: How can I help myself? A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your… — James Powell Copy Share Image
“No, the old proverb does not lie: Look for the brave in prison, and the stupid among the political leaders!” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
The use of proverbs is characteristic of an unlettered people. They are invaluable treasures to dunces with good memories. — John Hay Copy Share Image
“A Chinese proverb goes: “We do not live for a hundred years but worry enough for a thousand” (Char, 1970, p. 15).” — Dr. Brian Ogawa Copy Share Image
“You never miss the water till the well has run dry." - Irish Proverb "You’ll never plow a field by… — Cedric Kelly Copy Share Image
“The unknown is generally taken to be terrible, not as the proverb would infer, from the inherent superstition of man, but because… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
“As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I often quote an African proverb that says: "The world is not ours, the earth is not ours, It's a treasure we… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities… — Soichiro Honda Copy Share Image
“Who can find a virtuous woman? the proverb asks. For her price is above rubies. She seeketh wool and flax and worketh… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
There is an age-old proverb that really does hold true in every area of life - in relations between nations and right… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn,… — A.B. Shepherd Copy Share Image
I believe that patterns tend to repeat themselves and there are connections between the past and the present. There is the old… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
“If you see your neighbor's beard on fire, water your own. --Martinique proverb” — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“A good mother is worth a hundred teachers. —Italian proverb Thanksgiving” — Jane Healey Copy Share Image
“Folk wisdom: quaint sayings of urban sophisticates compiled from the suburbs.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars" An ancient Persian proverb” — Nahid Rachlin Copy Share Image
A thousand enemies outside the house are better than one within. Arab proverb — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Believe! An old Latin proverb reads: "Believe that you have it and you have it." — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
