Famous Proverbs
61 Proverbs about Ruin / Page 6
51. Kyoto people ruin themselves for clothing. osaka people for food.
52. To be praised is to be ruined.
53. A ruined people are as miserable as a dog in the house of death.
54. One moment of patience may ward off a great disaster; one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
55. The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
56. 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.
57. Wealth, like want, ruins mony.
58. Abundance, like want, ruins many.
59. Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
60. Success ruins a fool.