Proverbs can be very interesting, and speak to you in ways that perhaps more complicated speech cannot. In a pithy way, a proverb offers the kernel of a thought-provoking idea no matter how accurate it turns out to be; for better or worse, they can really make you think.
Below, you will find a list of proverbs from a number of countries around the world. The list is not exhaustive nor all inclusive, but represent a few I liked and thought you might also. Enjoy the journey :).
"What you see in yourself is what you see in the world."-Afghanistan
"No woman can make a wise man out of a fool, but every woman can change a wise man into a fool." -Argentina
"It's not shameful not to know, but it's shameful not to ask." -Azerbaijan
"There is no god like one's stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day." -Benin
"Nature, time, and patience are the three great physicians." -Bulgaria
"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom." -China
"Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear." -Cuba
"Better to ask twice than lose your way once." -Denmark
"After all is said and done, more is said than done." -U.S.A.
"Your head is not only for putting a hat on." -Ukraine
"Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good things will be yours." -Sweden
"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward." -Spain
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." -Japan
"To him that watches, everything is revealed"-Italy
"The believer is happy; the doubter is wise." -Hungary
"Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues." -Greece
"Write injuries in sand, kindness in marble." -France
"The work praises the man." -Ireland
"A beautiful thing is never perfect." -Egypt
"Flatterers, like cats, lick and then scratch." -Germany
"Call on God, but row away from the rocks." -India
"Having a discussion is like having riches." -Kenya
"Never whisper to the deaf, or wink at the blind." -Slovenia
"Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts." -Tibet
"Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak." -Turkey
"Persist as resolutely as you persist in eating." -New Zealand
"A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains." -Netherlands
"In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen, and the Queen shall answer." -Norway
"It's not enough to know how to ride--you must also know how to fall." -Mexico
"Reading books remove sorrows from the heart." -Morocco
"His brains hang at the top of his fez." -Lebanon
"Good management is better than good income." -Portugal.
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Some things to consider, perhaps.
Happy Saturday, friends :)
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