Famous Proverbs
425 Proverbs about India / Page 43
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A fly, a harlot, a beggar, a rat, and gusty wind; the village-boss and the tax collector - these seven are always annoying to others.422.
Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.423.
A bandicoot is lovely to his parents; a mule is pretty to its mate.424.
When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the trees. We only use dead wood.425.
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.