Proverbials!

Sayings about Happiness True happiness lies in giving it to others. ~ Indian Proverb True happiness consists in making others happy. ~ Hindu Proverb Where there is laughter happiness likes to be. ~ Japanese Proverb If it does not kill you, it will bring you happiness . ~ Native American Proverb Where there is love, there is happiness . ~ Polish Proverb Happiness has its roots — sorrow has its womb. ~ Chinese Proverb There is no happiness ; there are only moments of happiness. ~ Spanish Proverb Real happiness consists in making others happy. ~ Hindu Proverb One moment of intense happiness prolongs life by a thousand years. ~ Japanese Proverb Happiness itself does not stay — only moments of happiness do. ~ Spanish Proverb Who cleans up the dirt washes away happiness. ~ Mongolian Proverb Happiness you pay for is to be found everywhere. ~ Gypsy Proverb For some of us happiness comes while we sleep. ~ French Proverb Happiness that lasts too long spoi...

Sayings of Philippines origin In every forest , there is a snake. While the blanket is short, learn how to bend. A sleeping lobster is carried away by the current. Marriage is not a joke. It is not like food that you can spit out when it is too hot to chew. He who does not love his mother tongue is worse than a rotten fish. A child that is given everything will rarely succeed in life. The pain of the little finger is felt by the whole body. He who eats chili gets burned and he who touches the pot gets charcoal on his hands. Life is like a wheel: Sometimes you're up, and sometimes you're down. The bittermelon is not yet cooked and the squash jumped in. There's no glory without sacrifice. Poverty is not a hindrance to success. When there's smoke, there's fire. A wise man doesn't see his foot on the ground, he watches his next step. Of what use is the grass when the horse is already dead. Useless labor if someone else eats from it. ...

Sayings of Zimbabwean origin We will be grateful to flowers only if they have born fruits. Every elephant has to carry its own trunk around. Proverbs can be applied to get what you want. God is good, but never dance with a lion. A coward has no scar. You can not tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday. Those who eat alone, die alone. Gifts is the key to the female heart. Gifts is the key to the female heart. A borrowed fiddle does not finish a tune. Two rats cannot share the same hole. A bull is not known in two herds. A ripened fruit does not cling to the vine. Passion is of greater consequence than facts. Don't throw out the old pot until you have the tinker makes a new one. A wise mans ink lasts until only the stupid remain. Dance in the sun, but turn your back to the clouds. Two experts never agree. The monkey does not see his own hind backside; he sees his neighbor's. Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough. Strengt...

Sayings of Kanuri origin You cannot handle fire with your hands. ~ Kanuri Proverb One does not love if one does not accept from others. No one puts his finger back where it was once bitten. Hope is the pillar of the world. Hold a true friend with both hands. He who doesn't know the road holds back even the one that does. Death makes no appointment. At the bottom of patience there is heaven. A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. Kanuri is a dialect continuum spoken by some four million people in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, as well as small minorities in southern Libya and by a diaspora in Sudan. It belongs to the Western Saharan subphylum of Nilo-Saharan. Kanuri is the language associated with the Kanem and Bornu empires which dominated the Lake Chad region for a thousand years. ( Source ) Traditionally a local lingua franca, its usage has declined in recent decades. Most first-language speakers speak Hausa or Arabic as a second language. Th...

Sayings From Belize No one says his own buttermilk is sour. Your finger never say look here, it says look there. If you make your bed hard you have to sleep in it. Fun bring pain until you cry Kind words never break a jaw bone. A bad thing never has an owner. Keep your ass in line with your heels. When cock-roach makes a dance it doesn’t invite the fow A tiger may be skinny, but his butt is strong! Blood is thicker than water but water taste better. Too much of one thing is good for nothing. You could make a horse go for water, but you can't force it to drink. Haste makes waste. Today is for me, tomorrow is for you. If you follow the ghost you'll jump in the water. The dead are soon forgotten Never drop the bone to catch the shadow. God never gives you more than you could bare. He's scared like a cat. When a dog have money he eats cheese. If you play with a puppy he'll lick your mouth. A liar is forgetful. Where bones are not provided, dogs are ...

Sayings of  Panamanian  Origin Though you possess prudence, old man, do not despise advice. When the eyes see nothing, the heart feels nothing. Half of an orange tastes just as sweet as a whole one. Speak whenever you must, hush whenever you can. A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. The wise man affirms little and doubt much. The leafiest tree doesn't always have the juiciest fruit. If you want no disappointments, don't indulge in illusions. Whether the pitcher strike the stone or the stone the pitcher, the pitcher suffers. If there was not bad taste, goods would not be sold. Among the weak, the strongest is the one who doesn't forget his weakness. The Republic of Panama Panama is a country in Central America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. ( Source ) Panama City is the capital and largest city in the country of Panama.[It has an ...

Sayings of New Zealander origin It may only be a small storm yet a successful outcome is imminent. In this world I greet my oldest survivor -- the earth. Walk in the valley of our ancestors, learn of the history, and marvel at the beauty. A little axe, when well used, brings lots of food. Survival is the treasured goal. Don't lean on your fellow men -- theirs is an ever moving support. Let us keep close together, not far apart. When one chief falls, another one rises. Boast during the day; be humble at night. Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals. Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over. Who lives in a quiet house has plenty. Take time to enjoy life’s roses. A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble. Even food can attack. There is more than one way to achieve a goal. Be quick to follow up an advantage. A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks, but a farmer dies of ...

Sayings of  Namibian origin An old monkey never forgets how to climb trees. A diamonds father is coal, yet it regards itself as upper-class. Learning expands great souls. A parasite cannot live alone. When a tiny toe is hurting the whole body stoops down to attend to it. Where there are birds, there is water. If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips. Those who live together cannot hide their behinds from each other. If the State is going to fall, it is from the belly. The bone given to you by the king is meat. The earth is not ours, it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations. When the fish gets rotten, it all starts from the head. Only the strong survive. A man cannot undo his past. can zebras wipe away their stripes? God is in the details and so is the devil. A glutton is never satisfied. God speaks a foreign tongue. He who has bad breath cannot smell it. When the fox is hungry, he eats butterflies. Elephants carry each o...

Sayings of Mauritanian origin A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple. Open your mouth before you eat. One must talk little, and listen a lot. He who has no spoon will burn his hands. A donkey which goes to grow horns returns with its ears cut off. Not all the flowers of a tree produce fruit. It is only the water that is spilled; the bowl is not broken! A cutting word is worse than a bowstring; a cut may heal but the cut of the tongue does not. He who loves money must labor. To manage yourself, use your head; to manage others, use your heart. Too large a morsel chokes the child. If you watch your pot, your food will not burn. Two eyes see better than one. The sheep that wants to grow a long horn must have a strong skull. Not all the tree's blossoms will bear fruit. He whose clothes are too fine, shall go about in rags. Before eating, open your mouth. Before one cooks, one must have the meat. He who begins a conversation does not foresee t...

Bantu Sayings Bantu peoples is used as a general label for the 300–600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak Bantu languages . They inhabit a geographical area stretching east and southward from Central Africa across the African Great Lakes region down to Southern Africa. ( Source ) The power of the crocodile is in the water. Who suffers from diarrhea, is not afraid of the dark. Words in conversation are like beans, one breaks them off where they are ripe. A redeemer of people is a walker with people. A good deed will make a good neighbor. You take a bull by the horns and a man by his words. It is the grass that knows where the snake goes. To marry is to put a snake in one's handbag. Adjoining houses always burn. We celebrated at the wax door, and all the time the honeycomb was empty within. What one won't eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food. One mouth doesn't taste the beer. People get to know one another when traveling. The bitter heart ea...

Sayings of Tajikistani origin A man without a fatherland is like a nightingale without a garden. The rich eat kebab, the poor inhale smoke. A chicken you eat only once -- eggs a hundred times. For a greedy man even his tomb is too small. The sun cannot be covered with a skirt. A woman's work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men. A scientist without action is a bee without honey. If you sit with the moon you become the moon. First think then talk. If the mule doesn't go to the burden, then the burden will come to the mule. If you are an elephant don't offend the cat. Do not confide in your friend if he has other friends. To know a language is to know the world. The fox's enemy is its tail. The Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated population of 8.7 million people as of 2016, and an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi). It is bordered by Afghanistan to the so...

Sayings of Gabonese origin You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla. He who is free of faults will never die. No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. The witness of a rat is another rat. When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee’s house some day. A loose tooth will not rest unless it’s pulled out. What comes out of the mouth has lost its master. When a fool is cursed, he thinks that he is being praised. Even if thin, the elephant still remains the king of the forest. A blade won’t cut another blade; a cheat won’t cheat another cheat. There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, and no one who became fat because he broke a fast. Living is worthless for one without a home. Unless you call out, who will open the door? The fool speaks, the wise man listens. The feathers of a dead eagle would cover you all over. Termites live undergro...

Proverbial Wisdom from Australia Sayings of Australian origin The clash of ideas brings forth the spark of truth. Blood is thicker than water. One man's meat is another man's poison. Australia - land of tomorrow. Once bitten, twice shy. Half a loaf is better than none. In the planting season visitors come singly, and in harvest time they come in crowds. Dog must not steal from dog. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If you catch a man, throw him back! The Commonwealth of Australia   Australia   is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. For at least 40,000 years before the first British settlement in the late 18th centu...