Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Turkish proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. A man is judged by his work. In a flat country, a hillock thinks itself a mountain. Who buys cheap, buys dear. Read More
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Tibetan Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Tibetan proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Cold hearts can find warm words. The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity will not attain great prosperity. You are only master of food that you haven’t yet eaten. Read More
Dutch Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Dutch proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Every day is not a holiday. Good right needs good help. From trivial things, great arguments often arise. One nail drives in another. What the sober man thinks, the drunkard Read More
Thai Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Thai proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Don’t pull out your intestines to feed the crow. When a dog bites you, do not bite back. Life is so short that we must move very slowly. In a Read More
Swiss Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Swiss proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! He who does not work is without food. When in doubt about who will win, be neutral. It is easier to beat two devils into a child, than one devil Read More
Swedish Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Swedish proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors. A hardworking man is better than a crowd of loafers. A word that’s been said and a stone that’s been thrown cannot be Read More
Spanish Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Spanish proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! It is never late if the joy is good. At night, all cats are black. Eyes that don’t see, a heart that doesn’t feel. Don’t offer me advice; give me Read More
South Korean Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful South Korean proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Useful trees are cut down first. A hunter’s knife cannot carve its own handle. Worrying is your destiny. Catch not at the shadow, and lose the substance. A physician’s Read More
Scottish Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Scottish proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! Plenty is better than scarcity. Where vice is, vengeance follows. ’Tis hard to hold a conger by the tail. Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead. Read More
Russian Proverbs
Enjoy dozens of witty and insightful Russian proverbs and idioms that have been passed down from one generation to the next for hundreds of years! One cannot make a fur coat from thanks. Work is afraid of a skilled worker. A good merchant has neither money nor goods. A bachelor is never sent as a Read More