African Proverb
When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
Albanian Proverb
Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.
American Indian Proverb
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Ancient Proverb
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Arab Proverb
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab Proverb
Make your bargain before beginning to plow.
Arab Proverb
Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.
Belgian Proverb
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
Bulgarian Proverb
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese_Proverb
Do not employ handsome servants.
Chinese Proverb
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
Chinese Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb
If you bow at all, bow low.
Chinese Proverb
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
Chinese Proverb
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
Chinese Proverb
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese Proverb
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
Chinese Proverb
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Chinese Proverb
When you drink the water, remember the spring.
Chinese Proverb
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
Chinese Proverb
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Czech Proverb
The big thieves hang the little ones.
Czech Proverb
When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.
Czech Proverb
Ask advice only of your equals.
Danish Proverb
He who would leap high must take a long run.
Danish Proverb
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Dutch Proverb
A full cup must be carried steadily.
English Proverb
Don't fall before you're pushed.
English Proverb
Use soft words and hard arguments.
English Proverb
Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.
English Proverb
Wait until it is night before saying that is has been a fine day.
French Proverb
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb
Charity see the need not the cause.
German Proverb
Never give advice unless asked.
German Proverb
Who begins too much accomplishes little.
German Proverb
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
Greek Proverb
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
Indian Proverb
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
Indian Proverb
Praise youth and it will prosper.
Irish Proverb
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Irish Proverb
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
Italian Proverb
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
Italian Proverb
The best armor is to keep out of range.
Italian Proverb
Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.
Japanese Proverb
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Japanese Proverb
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Japanese Proverb
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
Japanese Proverb
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Japanese Proverb
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Japanese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.
Jewish Proverb
Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out.
Jewish Proverb
Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.
Jewish Proverb
Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.
Jewish Proverb
He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
Jewish Proverb
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
Jewish Proverb
Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.
Jewish Proverb
Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either.
Jewish Proverb
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
Jewish Proverb
Worries go down better with soup than without.
Jewish Proverb
Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.
Kurdish 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
Hold a true friend with both hands.
Nigerian Proverb
If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.
Oriental Proverb
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.
Persian 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
Complain to one who can help you.
Yugoslav Proverb
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
Yugoslav Proverb
