Proverbs Sayings From Different Countries And Places

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“Worries go down better with soup than without.”
– Jewish Proverb

“Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.”
– Jewish Saying

“Do not throw the arrow which will return against you”.
– Kurdish Proverb

“Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.”
– Latin Proverb

“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”
– Latin Proverb

“It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.”
– Latin Proverb

“Never give a child a sword.”
– Latin Proverb

“A smiling face is half the meal.”
– Latvian Proverb

“Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.”
– Malayan Proverb

“Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.”
– Malayan Proverb

“Never criticize a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins.”
– Native American Proverb

“Hold a true friend with both hands.”
– Nigerian Proverb

“If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.”
– Oriental Proverb

“A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.”
– Persian Proverb

“A drowning man is not troubled by rain.”
– Persian Proverb

“Use your enemy’s hand to catch a snake.”
– Persian Proverb

“A cat has nine lives.”
– Proverb of Unknown Origin

“A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.”
– Russian Proverb

“Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.”
– Scandinavian Proverb

“Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.”
– Scottish Proverb

“What may be done at any time will be done at no time.”
– Scottish Proverb

“Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.”
– Slovenian Proverb

“Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.”
– Spanish Proverb

“If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.”
– Spanish Proverb

“Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.”
– Spanish Proverb

“Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.”
– Spanish Proverb

“Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.”
– Spanish Proverb

“Don’t let your sorrow come higher than your knees.”
– Swedish Proverb

“Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.”
– Swedish Proverb

“Buy on the rumor; sell on the news.”
– Wall Street Proverb

“Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.”
– Welsh Proverb

“If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.”
– Yugoslav Proverb

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