Famous Proverbs
613 Proverbs about Them / Page 56
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When two elephants meet on a narrow bridge, they get nowhere until one of them backs down or lies down.552.
Salt comes from north, gold from south and silver from the land of Whites, but the Word of God, the famous things, histories and fairy tales, we only find them in Timbuktu.553.
You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.554.
Growl not at guests, nor drive them from the gate but show thyself gentle to the poor.555.
Words in conversation are like beans, one breaks them off where they are ripe.556.
Words in conversation are like beans, one breaks them off where they are ripe.557.
Eyes see everything but themselves.558.
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.559.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.560.
It is better to do things when you can prevent them than to cry when you are already suffering and nothing can be done anymore.