5/16/10

Proverbs

Chinese Proverb: Behind an able man, there are always able men

English proverb: everyone must row with the oars he has


It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

When a mouse laughs at a cat, there’s a hole nearby

Big mouthfuls often choke

The frog tried to look as big as the elephant & burst

If you try to clean others you’ll waste away like soap in the process

If you want to please everybody, you’ll die before your time

When spider-webs unite they can tie up the lion

He who builds to every man’s advice will have a crooked house

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough – but not baked in the same oven

Reputation through a thousand years may depend on the conduct of a single moment.


He who helps someone up the hill gets closer to the top himself

He who does not pray when the sun shines will not know how to pray when the clouds roll in

He who growls all day lives a dog’s life

He who tunes up in the morning stays in harmony all day

He who kneels to pray will not stumble

He who has no battles will have no victories

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