Building Proverbs
Sayings about Building
An excellent compilation of proverbs and sayings about Building that convey meaningful lessons drawn from life experiences of various Nations.An hour may destroy what an age was building. ~ English Proverb
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them. ~ English Proverb
A talkative bird will not build a nest. ~ West African Proverb
Men don't build on strange ground. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Don't build a new ship out of old wood. ~ Chinese Proverb
God gave us hands but He doesn't build bridges with them. ~ German Proverb
It takes time to build castles. ~ Irish Proverb
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~ Indian Proverb
You cannot build a house for last year's summer. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
It is easier to pull down than to build up. ~ Latin Proverb
He who builds by the roadside has many surveyors. ~ Italian Proverb
He is not a full man who does not own a piece of land. ~ Hebrew Proverb
A building of sand falls as you build it. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
Before you build a house you have to dig a pit. ~ Tamil Proverb
With money you can build a road in the sea. ~ Maltese Proverb
He who builds and he who marries are never safe. ~ Swedish Proverb
When a Bulgar gets rich he builds himself another house. ~ Bulgarian Proverb
When building a house, don't measure the timbers in the forest. ~ Liberian Proverb
The scholar builds the cities, the woman knocks them down. ~ Chinese Proverb
You cannot build a wall with one stone. ~ Russian Proverb
Catch the bird before you build a cage. ~ Georgian Proverb
He who wants to build high must dig deep. ~ Mongolian Proverb
Slowly but surely the bird builds his nest. ~ Dutch Proverb
To have saved one human life is worth more than to build a pagoda with seven stories. ~ Chinese Proverb
Singing birds don't build nests. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
If you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail? ~ Rwandan Proverb
A vacant mind is open to all suggestions, as a hollow building echoes all sounds. ~ Chinese Proverb
He who builds to every man's advice will have a crooked house. ~ Danish Proverb
You can stop a bird from flying over you, but you can't stop it building a nest. ~ Jamaican Proverb
Every wise woman builds her house: but the fool plucks it down with her hands. ~ Bible
One generation builds the street on which the next will walk. ~ Chinese Proverb
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you cannot build a town, build a heart. ~ Kurdish Proverb
A building without foundation is soon demolished. ~ Turkish Proverb
Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel. ~ German Proverb
To preserve friendship, one must build walls. ~ Italian Proverb
Time builds castles, and time destroys them. ~ Serbian Proverb
Build a golden bridge for the fleeing enemy. ~ French Proverb
