A proverb is to speech what salt is to food.
Arabic
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.
William R. Alger
Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.
Joseph Joubert
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
Miguel De Cervantes
A short saying oft contains much wisdom.
Sophocles
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
Francis Bacon
Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought.
Author Unknown
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German
A proverb is the child of experience.
English
Self-assurance is two thirds of success.
Scottish
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.
Aldous Huxley
A proverb is not a proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
John Keats
The obscure we see eventually; the completely apparent takes longer.
Spanish
The strength of a tree lies in its roots - not in its branches.
Dutch
There's more to dancing than a pair of nice shoes.
Icelandic
A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
John Morley
The sun shines the same on the good and the bad.
Basque
Honor is better than honors.
Belgian
Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children make a home.
Irish
Ask for advice, and then use your brain.
Norwegian
A good friend is worth more than a bad brother.
Croatian
Those who want to sing will always find a song.
Swedish
The mistakes of other people are good teachers.
Estonian
Many people know how to flatter; few know how to praise.
Greek
The person who enjoys good health is rich, even if he doesn't know it.
Italian
Patience is the key to paradise.
Albanian
A gentle word opens an iron gate.
Bulgarian
You can't blow against the wind.
Lithuanian
The person who trusts is happy; the person who doubts is wise.
Hungarian
The person who thinks about his own grief forgets about the grief of others.
Maltese
It is too much too believe everthing, and it is too little to believe nothing.
German
Do not push the river - it will flow by itself.
Polish
