Visibility Proverbs

Sayings about Visibility


One must bless the new moon when it is visible in the sky. ~ French Proverbs

Nothing so visible than what you want to hide. ~ Japanese Proverbs

Women do not drink liquor, but it disappears when they are present. ~ Irish Proverbs

Who has ever seen tomorrow? ~ Iranian Proverb

Where wine appears the doctor disappears. ~ French Proverb

When you've heard it you must see it; when you've seen it make a judgment with your heart. ~ Laotian Proverb

When the water fall the stone becomes visible. ~ Chinese Proverb

What worth has beauty if it is not seen? ~ Italian Proverb

Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use. ~ Zanzibar Proverb

Two eyes that have seen are worth less than one hand that feels.~ Thai Proverb

Those in a high position can be seen from far away. ~ German Proverb

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy. ~ Iranian Proverbs

The horizon will not disappear as you run towards it. ~ Bantu Proverb

The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~ Bantu Proverb

The dead are not seen in the company of the living. ~ African Proverb

The daughter-in-law wipes away what the mother-in-law has seen. ~ South American Proverb

That which everybody guards will soon disappear. ~ Polish Proverbs

Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~ German Proverb

One cannot ski so softly that the tracks cannot be seen. ~ Finnish Proverb

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away. ~ Traditional Proverb

Old countries don't disappear overnight; they stay for breakfast. ~ Egyptian Proverb

Lovely flowers fade fast. ~ Swedish Proverb

Knowledge that is not replenished diminishes every day. ~ Chinese Proverb

In the visible church the true Christians are invisible. ~ German Proverb

If you think about things too long, good thoughts will disappear. ~ Japanese Proverb

If you fail to practice your art, it will soon disappear. ~ German Proverb

If I am seen I am joking; if I am not seen I steal. ~ German Proverbs

I know nothing about it, I haven't seen it; that is the best answer. ~ Turkish Proverbs 

He who has come through the fire will fade in the sun. ~ Indian Proverbs

Daughters may be seen but not heard. ~ Dutch Proverbs

A melancholic look is visible but not a melancholic heart. ~ Ethiopian Proverb

A man's eyes are for seeing, a woman's for being seen. ~ Luxembourg Proverb

Related Proverbs & sayings :  Darkness  |Eyes  | Vision |



Circuits of Visibility: Gender and Transnational Media Cultures. ~ Book preview