Monday 15 October 2012

[www.keralites.net] Proverbs From Around the World

 

Proverbs From Around the World!

We all know many proverbs, but seldom do we know where they come from. In fact, research suggests that most of the proverbs we know did not come from our own culture! In the rich and complex history of our world and the many thousands of different cultures and countries that have risen, fallen and maintained, we have discovered many truths, and have coined many phrases and proverbs. Here you can have a glance at that wealth of wisdom, collected from 100 nations and cultures, in one list. You may be surprised to discover the origin of some famous proverbs, as well as the wisdom that every country has to offer!

Afghanistan Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.

Albania Fun & Info @ Keralites.net The sun at home warms better than the sun elsewhere.
Argentina Fun & Info @ Keralites.net 1. Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey.

2. A man who develops himself is born twice.

Armenia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

You are as many a person as the number of lanugages you know.

Austria Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A light is still a light - even though the blind man cannot see it.

Azerbaijan Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

It's not shameful not to know, but it's shameful not to ask.

Belgium Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

He who does not wish for little things does not deserve big things.


Benin Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Anyone who see beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.

Bosnia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

The eyes of cheats are always full of tears

Brazil Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.

Bulgaria Fun & Info @ Keralites.net A tree falls the way it leans.
Burma Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

One sesame seed won't make oil.

Cameroon Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A chattering bird builds no nest.

China Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Congo Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat.

Cuba Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Life is shot but a smile takes barely a second.

Czech Republic
Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather.
Denmark Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Better to ask twice than to lose your way once.
Egypt Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

God loves him who cares for the poor more than him who respects the wealthy.

England Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

Ethiopia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Advise and counsel him; if he does not listen, let adversity teach him.

France Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.


Gaelic

Even God cannot make two mountains without a valley in between.

Georgia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

The eyeless ant asks God for eye-lashes.

Germany Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.

Ghana Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by a king.

Greece Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Guinea Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

He who has done evil, expects evil.

Haiti Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Don't insult the alligator until you've crossed the river.

Hebrew / Jewish Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

1. Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.


2. Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.


Hindu Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Never strike your wife, even with a flower.

Hungary Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Where ambition ends, happiness begins.

Iceland Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

He who lives without discipline dies without honor.

India Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra.

Iran Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.

Ireland Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed until midday.


Italy Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Jamaica Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

When you go to a donkey's house, don't talk about. ears.

Japan Fun & Info @ Keralites.net 1. Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.

2. Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Kenya Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Having a good discussion is like having riches.
Korea, South Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Aim high in your career but stay humble in your heart.

Kurdish Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

It is more difficult to contend with oneself than with the world.


Latin

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.


Lebanon Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Lower your voice, strengthen your argument.


Madagascar Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings.

Malaysia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

A fool is like the big drum that beats fast but does not realize its hollowness.

Malta Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Where the heart loves, there the legs walk.

Mexico Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

It's not enough to know how to ride - you must also know how to fall.

Morocco Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Evening promises are like butter: morning comes, and it's all melted.

Netherlands Fun & Info @ Keralites.net A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
New Zealand Fun & Info @ Keralites.net The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey will seem.
Niger Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
Nigeria Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite.

Norway Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Luck is loaned, not owned.
Palestinian Fun & Info @ Keralites.net You will not dare mistreat the face you see in the morning.
Philippines
People who never break things first will never learn to create anything.
Poland Fun & Info @ Keralites.net The greatest love is a mother's, then a dog's, then a sweetheart's.
Portugal Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Beware of a man that does not talk and a dog that does not bark.

Romania Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Eating and scratching want but a beginning.
Russia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Success and rest don't sleep together.
Rwanda Fun & Info @ Keralites.net You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is funning inside you.
Samoa Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Stones decay; words last.
Saudi Arabia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net A book is a garden carried in the pocket.
Scotland Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Be slow in choosing a friend but slower in changing him.
Senegal Fun & Info @ Keralites.net The opportunity that God sends does not wake up him who sleeps.
Sicily Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

Sierra Leone Fun & Info @ Keralites.net To try and fail is not laziness.
Slovenia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Somalia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Where I make my living, there is my home.
South Africa Fun & Info @ Keralites.net He who has no intelligence is happy with it.
Spain Fun & Info @ Keralites.net More things grow in the garden than the gardener sows.
Sweden Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Switzerland Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Better to sell with regret than to keep with regret.
Tamil Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Learn about the future by looking at the past.
Tanzania Fun & Info @ Keralites.net The roaring lion kills no game.
Thailand Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish.

Tibet Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts.


Turkey Fun & Info @ Keralites.net Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.
Uganda Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Caution is not cowardice; even the ants march armed.

Ukraine Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Only when you have eaten a lemon do you appreciate what sugar is.

United States Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

1. After all is said and done, more is said than done.


2. The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Vietnam Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.

Welsh Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Without perseverance, talent is a barren bed.

Yiddish
If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.
Yugoslavia Fun & Info @ Keralites.net

Life is like a game in which God shuffles the cards, the devil deals them and we have to play the trumps.

Zen Fun & Info @ Keralites.net If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
Zimbabwe Fun & Info @ Keralites.net If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.

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