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ACT to foster happiness, peace, prosperity, and tolerance in the Middle East
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International Wisdom - Proverbs from around the world - Wise Quotes - Collective wisdom of civilizations.
- A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. Arab Proverb
- A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. English Proverb
- A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. Persian Proverb
- A cat has nine lives. Proverb of Unknown Origin
- A closed mouth catches no flies. Italian Proverb
- A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. German Proverb
- A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. Proverb, Chinese
- A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. Russian Proverb
- A drink precedes a story. Irish Proverb
- A drowning man is not troubled by rain. Persian Proverb
- A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake Proverbs of Hell (1790)
- A forest is in an acorn. Proverb of Unknown Origin
- A friend in need is a friend indeed English Proverb
- A friend's eye is a good mirror. Irish Proverb
- A good denial, the best point in law. Irish Proverb
- A good husband is healthy and absent. Japanese Proverb
- A hard beginning maketh a good ending. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
- A healthy man is a successful man. French Proverb
- A hedge between keeps friendship green. French Proverb
- A hen is heavy when carried far. Irish Proverb
- A hound's food is in its legs. Irish Proverb
- A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. Portuguese Proverb
- A hungry man is an angry man. English Proverb
- A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. French Proverb
- A little too late, is much too late. German Proverb
- A loan though old is not gift. Hungarian Proverb
- A lock is better than suspicion. Irish Proverb
- A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. Turkish Proverb
- A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. Yiddish Proverb
- A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
- A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. Yiddish Proverb
- A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly. Haitian Proverb
- A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. Irish Proverb
- A penny for your thoughts. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
- A penny saved is a penny gained. Scottish Proverb
- A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands. English Proverb
- A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. Hungarian Proverb
- A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. Chinese proverb
- A silent mouth is melodious. Irish Proverb
- A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole. Traditional Russian Saying
- A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Greek Proverb
- A soft answer turneth away wrath but grievous words stir up anger. Bible - Proverbs 151.
- A son is a son till he gets him a wife, But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life. Proverb of Unknown Origin
- A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. Welsh Proverb
- A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. Yiddish Proverb
- A teacher is better than two books. German Proverb
- A thief believes everybody steals. Proverb of Unknown Origin
- A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. Chinese proverb
- A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. French Proverb
- A trade not properly learned is an enemy. Irish Proverb
