Proverbials!

Sayings about Fish & Fishing Give a man a fish , and you’ll feed him for a day; Give him a religion, and he’ll starve to death while praying for a fish. Teach a man fishing and you feed him for a lifetime. ~ Chinese Proverbs A  fish  wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. ~ Korean Proverbs When the big fish fight the shrimps must lie low. ~ Creole Proverb (Southern U.S.) In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish . ~ English Proverbs In still waters are the largest fish . ~ Danish Proverbs It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish ; you have to take a net as well. ~ Chinese Proverb Women and fishes are best in the middle. ~ German Proverbs There is one fish in the pond, and ten anglers on the bank. ~ Vietnamese Proverb Fish don’t get caught in deep water. ~ Malawian Proverb Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is s...

Sayings about Meat The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat . ~ Jamaican Proverb Much meat , much disease. ~ Traditional Proverb A sleeping fox finds no meat . ~ Brazilian Proverb The best soup is made of old meat . ~ French Proverb The tears of the roasting meat kindle the fire even more. ~ Iranian Proverb If you buy cheap meat , you’ll smell what you have saved when it boils. ~ Arabian Proverb The poor eat meat when they bite their tongues. ~ Brazilian Proverb When do we have a day of fast? When there is no bread and ham in the larder. ~ Gypsy Proverb The tongue is the worst piece of meat in the world. ~ Swiss Proverb He who shares the meat is always left with the bone. ~ Finnish Proverb You cannot have the bacon and the pig at the same time. ~ French Proverb Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat , tell the world it’s fish. ~ Arabian Proverb The soup would be none the worse for more meat . ~ Sudanese Proverb One man’s meat is another ...

Sayings about Eating Eating and drinking holds body and soul together. ~ German Proverb Turn yourself into a sheep and the wolves will eat you. ~ German Proverb Hunger is the best cook, but he has nothing to eat. ~ German Proverb Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat, tell the world it's fish. ~ Arabian Proverb The rich eat when they want, the poor when they can. ~ Georgian Proverb He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings. ~ Lebanese Proverb The art is to eat it with taste. ~ French Proverbeat Eat with the devil but give him a long spoon. ~ Jamaican Proverb Friendship is honey -- but don't eat it all. ~ Moroccan Proverb When the father has eaten too much salt in his lifetime, then his son thereafter will have a great thirst. ~ Vietnamese Proverb At a wedding a bride eats the least. ~ Catalonian Proverb He who always eats the roots of a plant is capable of anything. ~ Chinese Proverb The impotent man does not eat spicy foods. ~ ...

Sayings about Food An excellent compilation of proverbs and sayings about Food that convey meaningful lessons drawn from life experiences of various Nations, followed by quotations from the world's greatest authors and leaders. Even the best words bring no food . ~ Gambian Proverb The conversation of the wise concerns ideas; that of the intelligent is about ideas; the common folk talk about food . ~ Chinese Proverb Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life. ~ Malawian Proverb The eagle does not feed on flies. ~ Turkish Proverb He who does not feed the dog feeds the thief. ~ Chinese Proverb A bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food . ~ Dutch Proverb Conversation is the food of the ears. ~ Trinidadian Proverb Where love sets the table food tastes at its best. ~ French Proverb A mother can more easily feed seven children than seven children can feed one mother. ~ French Proverb It is sad when the elephant dies, but t...

Sayings about Bread An excellent compilation of proverbs and sayings about Bread that convey meaningful lessons drawn from life experiences of various Nations, followed by quotations from the world's greatest authors and leaders. You can’t fill your belly painting pictures of bread . ~ Chinese Proverb Make bread while the oven is hot. ~ Iranian Proverb Never fall out with your bread and butter. ~ English Proverb If fools ate no bread, corn would be cheap. ~ Dutch Proverb Love is like butter — it’s good with bread . ~ Yiddish Proverb A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat. ~ Swedish Proverb Give me, Lord, my daily bread , I will get my own brandy. ~ Yiddish Proverb If you find no fish, you have to eat bread . ~ Ghanaian Proverbs Make do with bread and butter until God can bring you jam. ~ Arabian Proverb Avoid those who don’t like bread and children. ~ Swiss Proverb If someone hits you with a stone, hit him with bread ; yo...

Sayings about Rice With water make rivers, with rice make armies. ~ Cambodian Proverb If you are planning for a year, sow rice ; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. ~ Chinese Proverb Love is like young rice : transplanted, still it grows. ~ Malagasy Proverb Sorrow is like rice in an attic: you use a little every day and at the end it is all gone. ~ Malagasy Proverb Growing rice gives you more than poetry will. ~ Japanese Proverb Laugh at the rice and you will weep for the lentil. ~ Creole Proverb Women are like raindrops: some fall on palaces, others on rice fields. ~ Vietnamese Proverb Don't trust a hungry man to watch your rice . ~ Tibetan Proverb Ants can attack with a grain of rice . ~ Malagasy Proverb A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice . ~ Japanese Proverb The bigger the pot the more rice will stick to it. ~ Solomon Islander Proverb You can't get rice by pounding bran...