Wise Proverbs
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.
- Italian Proverb
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
- Malayan Proverb
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- African Proverb
Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
- Chinese Proverb
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Chinese Proverb
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a
sheep.
- Arab Proverb
Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
- Arabic proverb
The beginning is the half of every action.
- Greek Proverb
Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead.
- Scottish Proverb
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
- Chinese Proverb
The best armor is to keep out of range.
- Italian Proverb
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
- Chinese Proverb
By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible.
- Italian Proverb
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
- Indian Proverb
Cuando amor no es locura, no es amor. (When love is not madness,
it is not love.)
- Spanish Proverb
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
- Czech Proverb
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one
holds water.
- Sweedish Proverb
Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.
- Polish Proverb
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
- Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask
remains a fool forever.
- Chinese Proverb
He who hurries can not walk with dignity.
- Chinese Proverb
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of
he game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
- Chinese proverb
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
- Italian Proverb
Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with
your superiors.
- Jewish Proverb
One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
- French Proverb
Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.
- Native American Proverb
Where there is love, there is pain.
- Spanish Proverb
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
- Spanish Proverb