Proverbs From Around the World
because... "Two heads are better than one
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Our list of proverbs from around the world have been used in all cultures throughout history. Short, to the point, wry and instructive, they are full of meaning and wisdom.Since this website is aimed at making your business more profitable and your life more enjoyable, proverbs are a great way to get free counsel from some of the greatest minds of history. Sit down and listen to wise men and women throughout the ages as they enlighten us with proverbs from around the world. Common sense advice like "a clear conscience is a soft pillow" or "since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get" goes a long way in helping us sort out tangled priorities.
Join me for a thought provoking journey. It will be worth the effort.
Proverbs From Around the World Fall seven times and stand up eight.
- Japanese Proverb
Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Japanese Proverb
Who spits against the wind, spits in his own face.
- French Proverb
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.
- Irish Proverb
Actions speak louder than words
- American Proverb
A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.
- Chinese proverb
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
- American Proverb
A young idler, an old beggar.
- English Proverb
I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet.
- Jewish Proverb
Great haste makes great waste
- American Proverb
A bad cause requires many words.
- German Proverb
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
- Chinese proverb
Man proposes, God disposes.
- English Proverb
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
- German Proverb
He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill!
- American Proverb
Two heads are better than one
- American Proverb
When God blesses the harvest there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener.
- • Polish Proverb
However long the night, the dawn will break
- English Proverb
A proverb is to speech what salt is to food.
- Arabian Proverb
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped
- American Proverb
No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come
- African Proverb
It's no use crying over spilt milk
- American Proverb
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
- English Proverb
Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.
- English Proverb
Look before you leap
- American Proverb
There's no time like the present
- English Proverb
There's safety in numbers
- English Proverb
There's an exception to every rule
- English Proverb
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none
- American Proverb
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
- English Proverb
Time is money
- English Proverb
Too many cooks spoil the broth
- English Proverb
Variety is the spice of life
- English Proverb
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
- English Proverb
Youth is wasted on the young
- English Proverb
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
- English Proverb
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
- Greek Proverb
There's no such thing as a free lunch
- English Proverb
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- English Proverb
Measure thrice before you cut once.
- Dutch Proverb
If you bow at all, bow low.
- Chinese Proverb
Never confuse motion with action
- American Proverb
Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
- Chinese proverb
Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is
- German Proverb
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
- Jewish Proverb
If you can't bite, don't show your teeth
- Yiddish Proverb
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
- African Proverb
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