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A young angel, an old devil.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Chinese)
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A young doctor makes a full graveyard.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Chinese)
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A young doctor means a new graveyard.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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A young ewe and an old ram, every year bring forth a lamb.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A young man idle, an old man needy.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A young man married is a young man marred.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A young preacher, a new hell.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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Abbot of Carcuela, you eat up the pot and ask for the pipkin.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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About a donkey's taste why need we fret us?
To lips like his a thistle is a lettuce.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: witticism that made Crassus ("the unlaughing one") laugh, on seeing an ass eat thistles
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About everything and something else.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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About the King and the Inquisition, hush!
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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Abroad one has a hundred eyes, at home not one.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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Abroad to see wonders the traveller goes,
And neglects the fine things which lie under his nose.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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Abroad we judge the dress; at home we judge the man.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Chinese)
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Absence is a foe to love; away from the eyes, away from the
heart.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian, Spanish)
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Absence is a foe to love; out of sight out of mind.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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Absence is a shrew.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (English)
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Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (English)
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Absence, and a friendly neighbor, washeth away love.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (English)
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Absent, none without blame; present, none without excuse.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Spanish)
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Absentmindedness is searching for the horse you are riding.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Russian)
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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Abstinence is the best medicine.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Tamil)
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Abundance begets indifference.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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Abundance does not spread; famine does.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Zulu)
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Abundance is from activity.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Turkish)
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Abundance of money is a trial for a man.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Moroccan)
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Abundance will make cotton pull a stone.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Hausa)
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Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Romanian)
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Abuse does not invalidate usefulness.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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Abuse doesn't hang on the collar.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Russian)
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Abuse is like a god that destroys his master.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Hawaiian)
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Abuse of hospitality breaks the bridge.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Bemba)
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Abuses are the result of seeing one another too often.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Swahili)
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Accidents will happen.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Swahili)
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Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Hausa)
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According to his pinions the bird flies.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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According to the arm be the bleeding.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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According to the custom of Aragon, good service, bad guerdon.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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According to the nature of his sin shall a man be punished.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (English)
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Acknowledgement is half of correction.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Russian)
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Act and you shall have dinner. Think and you shall be dinner.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Klingon)
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Act honestly, and answer boldly.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on
the hill.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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Act quickly, think slowly.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Greek)
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Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on
the hill.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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