Traditional Proverbs (2298 Proverbs)
- A year of snow, a year of plenty.
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- A wet May makes a big load of hay. A cold May is kindly and fills the barn finely.
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- A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.
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- A questioning man is halfway to being wise.
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- A neighbors hen looks as big as a goose, and his wife as young as a girl.
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- A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated.
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- A liar will steal and a thief will kill
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- A helpful companion is as good as a coach.
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- A genius is one who shoots at something no one else can see, and hits it.
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- A dry cough is the trumpeter of death
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- A cold May and a windy, a full barn will find ye.
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- A bargain is something you cannot use at a price you cannot resist.
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- Altruism is the mark of a superior being.
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- Ah my friends, therein lies a wonderful challenge indeed, to seek out that noble and good. Seek it and you shall find it. Let the past drift away with the water.
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- A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught.
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- A well-used door needs no oil in its hinges
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- A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content.
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- A pupil may show you by his own efforts how much he deserves to learn from you.
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- A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together.
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- A man should endeavor to be as pliant as a reed, yet as hard as cedar-wood.
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- A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless paid for.
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- A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor.
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- A friend is the half of my life.
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- A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.
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- A cold and wet June spoils the rest of the year.
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- A bad past is no excuse for a bad present.
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- Although my neighbors are all barbarians, And you, you are a thousand miles away, There are always two cups on my table.
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- Age and time do not wait for people.
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- A worthy man is still worthy even penniless, a donkey is a donkey even if he is finely saddled.
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- A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens.
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- A Summer fog for fair, a Winter fog for rain.
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- A pound is sixteen ounces wherever you go.
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- A nail will come out, but its hole remains.
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- A man remains wise as long as he seeks wisdom. The minute he thinks he has found it, he becomes a fool.
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- A laugh is just like sunshine. It freshens all the day.
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- A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
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- A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.
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- A door must be either shut or open.
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- A civilization is as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamt by artists.
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- A bad bush is better than an open field.
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- All you under the heaven Regard heaven as your father, earth as your mother, and all things as your brothers and sisters.
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- Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
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- A woman's tongue wags like a lamb's tail
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- A twig is bent while it is green.
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- A successful man continues to look for work after he has found a job.
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- A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.
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- A mother's heart is always with her children.
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- A man need not look in your mouth to know how old you are.
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- A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers.
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- A habit is a shirt made of iron.
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- A friend is someone you can do nothing with, and enjoy it.
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- A dog that intends to bite does not bear its teeth.
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- A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep.
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- All truth is good, but not all truth is good to say.
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- After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers.
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- A woman will never forgive a man if she is wrong.
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- A tune is more lasting than the song of the birds,And a word more lasting than the wealth of the world.
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- A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
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- A phenomenon always arises from the interaction of complementaries. If you want something look for the complement that will elicit it.
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- A moment is a lifetime ... but only for a moment.
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- A man may have no religion, and yet be moral.
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- A king's son is not nobler than his food.
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- A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves
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- A friend is someone who can see through you and still enjoys the show.
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- A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
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- A budget is a planned method of worrying.
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- An archer cannot hit the bullseye if he doesnt know where the target is.
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- All things are the worse for the wearing
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- After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
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- A woman may suffer in many ways. But never in silence.
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- A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
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- A story that has to be told in an undertone might just as well be left unsaid.
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- A pessimist is a person who mourns the future.
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- A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
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- A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.
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- A kings chaff is worth more than other mens corn.
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- A government that fears its people is a government that should be feared.
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- A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
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- A dog knows the places he is thrown food.
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- A brother is a friend God gave you a friend is a brother your heart chose for you.
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