Keep Your Broken Arm Inside Your Sleeve.
- Chinese Proverb
Ask About Your Neighbors, Then Buy The House.
- Jewish Proverb
If You Scatter Thorns, Don’t Go Barefoot.
- Italian Proverb
Don’t Fall Before You’re Pushed.
- English Proverb
It Is Not Enough To Aim; You Must Hit.
Buy On The Rumor; Sell On The News.
- Wall Street Proverb
Examine What Is Said, Not Him Who Speaks.
- Arab Proverb
Don’t Think There Are No Crocodiles Because The Water Is Calm.
- Malayan Proverb
Be Honorable Yourself If You Wish To Associate With Honorable People.
- Welsh Proverb
He That Can’t Endure The Bad, Will Not Live To See The Good.
Don’t Stay Long When The Husband Is Not At Home.
- Japanese Proverb
If You Refuse To Be Made Straight When You Are Green, You Will Not Be Made Straight When You Are Dry.
- African Proverb
You’ve Got To Do Your Own Growing, No Matter How Tall Your Grandfather Was.
- Irish proverb
Hold A True Friend With Both Hands.
- Nigerian Proverb
The Best Armor Is To Keep Out Of Range.
The Reverse Side Also Has A Reverse Side.
Better Be Ill Spoken Of By One Before All Than By All Before One.
- Scottish Proverb
Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight.
When You Have Only Two Pennies Left In The World, Buy A Loaf Of Bread With One, And A Lily With The Other.
Raise Your Sail One Foot And You Get Ten Feet Of Wind.
A Full Cup Must Be Carried Steadily.
When You Go To Buy, Use Your Eyes, Not Your Ears.
- Czech Proverb
When You Have Given Nothing, Ask For Nothing.
- Albanian Proverb
The Gem Cannot Be Polished Without Friction, Nor Man Perfected Without Trials.
Use Your Enemy’s Hand To Catch A Snake.
- Persian Proverb
Complain To One Who Can Help You.
- Yugoslav Proverb
Do Not Employ Handsome Servants.
It Is The Part Of A Good Shepherd To Shear His Flock, Not To Skin It.
- Latin Proverb
Wait Until It Is Night Before Saying That It Has Been A Fine Day.
- French Proverb
If You Bow At All, Bow Low.
Never Give A Child A Sword.
Take Hold Lightly; Let Go Lightly. This Is One Of The Great Secrets Of Felicity In Love.
- Spanish Proverb
Don’t Let Your Sorrow Come Higher Than Your Knees.
- Swedish Proverb
If God Lived On Earth, People Would Break His Windows.
Keep Five Yards From A Carriage, Ten Yards From A Horse, And A Hundred Yards From An Elephant; But The Distance One Should Keep From A Wicked Man Cannot Be Measured.
- Indian Proverb
Make Your Bargain Before Beginning To Plow.
He Who Asks Is A Fool For Five Minutes, But He Who Does Not Ask Remains A Fool Forever.
Make Sure To Be In With Your Equals If You’re Going To Fall Out With Your Superiors.
Never Rely On The Glory Of The Morning Nor The Smiles Of Your Mother-In-Law.
If You Wish To Know What A Man Is, Place Him In Authority.
If The Wind Will Not Serve, Take To The Oars.
One Kind Word Can Warm Three Winter Months.
Don’t Make Use Of Another’s Mouth Unless It Has Been Lent To You.
- Belgian Proverb
Never Give Advice Unless Asked.
- German Proverb
Speak The Truth, But Leave Immediately After.
- Slovenian Proverb
If You Wish Your Merit To Be Known, Acknowledge That Of Other People.
- Oriental Proverb
What You Don’t See With Your Eyes, Don’t Invent With Your Mouth.
Do Not Throw The Arrow Which Will Return Against You.
- Kurdish Proverb
Be Not Afraid Of Growing Slowly, Be Afraid Only Of Standing Still.
Praise Youth And It Will Prosper.
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