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38 Proverbs about Understanding



1. Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding.. German Proverb. Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding.
German Proverb

2. A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.. Italian Proverb. A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
Italian Proverb

3. A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.. Italian Proverb. A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
Italian Proverb

4. If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.. Japanese Proverb. If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.
Japanese Proverb

5. In chatter a river, in understanding but a single drop.. Latin Proverb. In chatter a river, in understanding but a single drop.
Latin Proverb

6. The best candle is understanding.. Welsh Proverb. The best candle is understanding.
Welsh Proverb

7. When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.. Chinese Proverb. When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.
Chinese Proverb

8. Of the good we have an understanding, for fools we keep a stick upstairs.. Mongolian Proverb. Of the good we have an understanding, for fools we keep a stick upstairs.
Mongolian Proverb

9. He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.. Traditional Proverb. He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Traditional Proverb

10. If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.. Yiddish proverb. If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
Yiddish proverb

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