World Proverbs

1. A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. - (Chinese)
2. A book holds a house of gold. (Chinese)
3. A cat in gloves catches no mice. - (French)
4. A fault once denied, is twice committed. - (French)
5. A holy place is never empty. - (Russian)
6. A man who lives in a glass house should dress in the basement (USA - self explanatory - Thank you: Jeff Dunn)
7. A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction. - (Chinese)
8. An old horse won't spoil the furrow, but won't plough a new one either. - (Russian)
9. Big horse, even if it does not trot. - (Spanish)
10. Create fame, and go to sleep. - (Spanish)
11. Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. (Chinese)
12. Do not check the teeth of a horse given as a present'. - (Spanish)
13. Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. (Chinese)
14. Don't judge a person by their face (American - Thank you: Abbi)
15. Dress me up slowly, I am in a hurry (Spanish - If you do things too fast, it will take longer, since you will have to do it again to fix mistakes)
16. Fortune and fatigue do not sleep together.- (Russian)
17. Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. - (French)
18. Full stomach, happy heart. (Spanish)
19. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. (Chinese)
20. He who does not take risks, does not drink champagne.- (Russian)

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