Proverb Quotes

“He who has been bitten by a snake is scared of a rope.”

“Such master, such man.”

“Si naces pa' martillo, del cielo te caen los clavos.”

“The pithy brevity of proverbs is a characteristic which has recommended them to all nations.”

“There is a Spanish Proverb that a wall is a coward's weapon.”

“Ask for forgiveness, not permission.”

“If you can't spit, don't tickle.”

“You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.”

“Famine is the best sauce.”

“If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

“Out of God's blessing into the warm sun.”

“And look before you ere you leap; For as you sow, ye are like to reap.”

“In vino veritas.”

“It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done in its proper season.”

“Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.”

“Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.”

“Fish and guests in three days are stale.”

“Idleness is the mother of all vices.”

“We in Sweden have a saying that a beloved child has many names.”

“In waking a tiger, use a long stick.”