"The devils of this world never realize that
the very worst they can really do is to make more angels."
- Alix Thomas 12/16/2001
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. A closed mouth catches no flies. A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. A drink precedes a story. A drowning man is not troubled by rain. A good husband is healthy and absent. A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. A loan though old is not gift. A lock is better than suspicion. A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly. A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. A silent mouth is melodious. A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole. A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. A son is a son till he gets him a wife, A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. A teacher is better than two books. A thief believes everybody steals. A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. A trade not properly learned is an enemy. A tree falls the way it leans. A white Christmas fills the churchyard. A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass. A worthy woman is far more precious than jewels, strength and dignity are her clothing. Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. Advice when most needed is least heeded. After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers. Age is honorable and youth is noble. All is well that ends well. All things grow with time, except grief. An angry man is not fit to pray. An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome. An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue. An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. An ox remains an ox, even if driven to Vienna. And old rat is a brave rat. Anger can be an expensive luxury. Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. Anger without power is folly. Appetite comes with eating. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. As sluttish and slatternly as an Irishwoman bred in France. As the big hound is, so will the pup be. As we live, so we learn. Beggars shouldn't be choosers. Better give a penny then lend twenty. Better late than never. Better no doctor at all than three. Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
The positive emotions - love, joy, humor -- energize us and activate our immune systems.
English Proverb
Persian Proverb
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Russian Proverb
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Persian Proverb
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Yiddish Proverb
Haitian Proverb
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A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.
English Proverb
Hungarian Proverb
Chinese proverb
Irish Proverb
Traditional Russian Saying
Greek Proverb
Bible - Proverbs 15:1.
But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Welsh Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
German Proverb
Proverb of Unknown Origin
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German Proverb
Bible - Proverbs 31
Danish Proverb
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Albanian Saying
Irish Proverb
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
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Yiddish Proverb
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Russian Proverb
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Malabar Proverb
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Bible - Proverbs 26:11
Bible - Proverbs 23:7
Bible - Proverbs 25:25.
Traditional Irish Saying
As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, the truest lover may turn into the worst enemy.
Proverb of Unknown Origin
Irish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Italian Proverb
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)
Polish Proverb
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
English Proverb
Chinese Proverb
- Tao of Peace
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