Friday, February 11, 2005

Proverbs From Around The World

~ Norwegian ~
Better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood
~ Danish ~
Success has many parents, but failure is an orphan
~ American ~
Children have more need of models than of critics.
~ French ~
Liberty has no price
.~ Spanish ~
Doubt is the key to knowledge
~ Iranian ~
Postpone today's anger until tomorrow.
~ Tagalog, Filipino ~
Prayer only from the mouth is no prayer.
~ Jamaican ~
There is often wisdom under a shaggy coat.
~ Latin ~
A good example is the best sermon.
~ English ~
What one hopes for is always better than one has.
~ Ethiopian ~
Promise little and do much
.~ Hebrew ~
It is better to prevent than to cure
. ~ Peruvian ~
Spending is quick, earning is slow.
~ Russian ~
People show their character by what they laugh at.
~ German ~
You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo tube
~ Japanese ~
Don't let grass grow on the path of friendship.
~Blackfoot Indian ~
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