Proverbials!

Sayings about Comfort God is the comfort of the poor. ~ Georgian Proverb  He who comforts never has a headache. ~ Danish Proverb  A period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. ~ Saying Where the body wants to rest , there the legs must carry it. ~ Polish Proverb  Rest makes rusty. ~ Dutch Proverb  Rest breeds rust. ~ German Proverb  Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~ Chinese Proverb  A good rest is half the job. ~ Yugoslavian Proverb There is not so much comfort in having children as there is sorrow in parting with them. ~ Traditional Proverb Money and the devil know no rest . ~ Serbian Proverb  He who cannot suffer discomfort , will not be called for important things. ~ Chinese Proverb The heart at rest sees a feast in everything. ~ Indian Proverb  After lunch, rest ; after dinner take a walk. ~ Arabian Proverb  Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is fille

Sayings about Colors Both noble and common blood are the same color . ~ German Proverbs Too many words blacken your ears. ~ Burundi Proverbs From the black earth there grows the finest grain. ~ Yiddish Proverbs All poor people ain't black , and all black people ain't poor. ~ African-American Proverbs The chameleon changes color to match the earth, the earth doesn't change color to match the chameleon. ~ Senegalese Proverbs Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. ~ Traditional Proverb There's a black sheep in every flock. ~ Traditional Proverb White flowers are not to be found in a coal sack. ~ Walloon Proverbs Better a red face than a black heart. ~ Portuguese Proverbs Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. ~ Chinese Proverbs A white dog does not bite another white dog. ~ Kenyan Proverbs Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. ~ Turki

Sayings about Laughter How lovely is the sun after rain, and how lovely is laughter after sorrow. ~ Tunisian Proverbs They are not all friends who laugh with you. ~ German Proverbs When an old man marries, death laughs . ~ German Proverb You may forget with whom you laughed , but you will never forget with whom you wept. ~ Arabian Proverbs Laugh and grow fat. ~ Traditional Proverb You can judge a man by what he laughs at. ~ Saying When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him. ~ Indian Proverbs Those who love you will make you weep; those who hate you will make you laugh . ~ Russian Proverbs All things are cause for either laughter or weeping. ~ Latin Proverbs You enjoy it more if you can laugh at it. ~ Saying When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby. ~ Nigerian Proverbs A fool laughs at himself. ~ Namibian Proverbs Laugh before breakfast, you’ll cry before supper. ~ Traditional Proverb When a father g

Sayings about Courtesy An excess of courtesy is discourtesy. ~ Japanese Proverbs When we are saluted with a salutation, the person with a better salutation, or at least return the same, for God taketh an account of all things. ~ The Holy Koran If everyone were allowed to take from the world all her heart desired, there would be nothing left for anyone else. ~ Yiddish Proverb Courtesy never offended anybody. ~ Chinese Proverbs Courtesy should be a continuous action, not something to be turned on and off like a faucet. ~ Saying Courtesy is contagious. Start an epidemic. ~ Saying To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue. ~ Saying The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men. ~ Saying Quotations about Courtesy If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. ~ Francis Bacon Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy . ~ Jacques Maritain Nothing is ever lost by courtesy . It is t

Sayings about Forgiveness Forgiveness hides a pleasure that you can't get back from revenge. ~ Iranian Proverbs It is fitting for a great God to forgive great sinners. ~ Hebrew Proverbs Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures on water. ~ Japanese Proverbs Forgiveness is more satisfying than revenge. ~ Arabian Proverbs One can forgive a murder but not impoliteness. ~ Chinese Proverbs Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow. ~ Brazilian Proverbs He who forgives a thief is a thief himself. ~ Spanish Proverbs The offender never forgives . ~ Russian Proverbs Give us this day our daily bread. And  forgive  us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ~ Bible If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. ~ Georgian Proverbs Who forgives wins. ~ African Proverb He who  forgives  ends the quarrel. ~ Saying Forgiveness  is the key to happiness. ~ Saying Women and fools never forgive . ~ Chinese Pr

Sayings about Mercy He that has no charity deserves no mercy . ~ English Proverbs In times of trouble leniency becomes crime. ~ Traditional Proverb Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. ~ Bible The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich. ~ Hebrew Proverbs The man who asks mercy for another while both are in peril will be answered first. ~ The Talmud Clemency is the support of justice. ~ Russian Proverbs Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy . ~ Bible A merciful person is merciful to their animals. ~ Bible Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy . ~ Albanian Proverbs In case of doubt we should always lean on the side of mercy . ~ Saying Have mercy upon us miserable sinners. ~ Prayer He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. ~ Bible Quotations about Mercy We do pray for mercy , and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of

Sayings about Gentleness Men must sew up tears with gentleness . ~ Arabian Proverbs A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair. ~ Iranian Proverbs If everyone were a gentleman , who would make the mills work? ~ Russian Proverbs What is it to be a gentleman ? Firstly it is to be thankful and secondly to complain. ~ Serbian Proverbs The gentle calf sucks all the cows. ~ Portuguese Proverbs Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~ Chinese Proverbs Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently . ~ Chinese Proverb Education begins a gentleman , conversation completes him. ~ English Proverbs Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman . ~ Hungarian Proverbs Gentlemen don't want to give much and are ashamed to give little. ~ Czech Proverbs If you steal something small you are a petty thief, but if you steal millions you are a gentleman of society. ~ Greek Proverbs When Adam delved and Eve span, where was

Sayings about Appearance Talent counts thirty percent; appearance counts seventy. ~ Chinese Proverbs A beautiful wife without money is like a fine house without furniture. ~ Spanish Proverbs A lovely girl attracts attention by her good looks, an ugly girl by the help of a mirror. ~ Maltese Proverbs Her father’s fortune will make the ugliest girl attractive . ~ Spanish Proverb If you fall in love let her be a beauty ; if you should steal, let it be a camel. ~ Lebanese Proverbs Where the hostess is beautiful the wine is tasty. ~ French Proverbs Beauty is a good letter of introduction. ~ Portuguese Proverbs Your beauty is in what you have. ~ Chadian Proverbs Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing. ~ Azerbaijani Proverbs A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~ Turkish Proverbs He who marries a beauty marries trouble. ~ Nigerien Proverbs When confronted with two evils, a man will always choose the most attractive . ~ Saying If there is light in