Proverbials!

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...

Sayings about Housework Were everyone to sweep in front of his own house , every street would be clean. ~ Dutch Proverb No matter how many house chores you complete, there are always more to be done.~ African Proverb Marrying is easy, it’s housework that’s hard.~ Traditional Proverbs When a woman is not singing, she is not working much either. ~ Egyptian Proverb A woman's work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men. ~ Tajikistani Proverb A woman 's work is never done. ~ Traditional Proverb A new broom sweeps clean , but the old broom knows the corners. ~ Irish Proverb Quotations about Housework A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man’s life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping .~ Henry David Thoreau Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.~ Marcelene Cox They’re sure housework won’t kill you, but why take the risk? ~ Author Unknown There was no need to do any housework at all. After...

Sayings about Home At  home  saints never perform miracles. ~ Brazilian Proverb Earth is but a marketplace; heaven is home . ~ West African Proverb If you have a good cellar at home don’t go drinking at the tavern. ~ Italian Proverb Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times. ~ Chinese Proverb God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home . ~ French Proverb The lonely person is at home everywhere. ~ Russian Proverb He who wants to be happy must stay at home . ~ Greek Proverb If you love your son, make him leave home . ~ Japanese Proverb If you’re going home , you don’t get wet. ~ African Proverb Away from home they look at your clothes. At home they look at what is under them. ~ Chinese Proverb No one with a good catch of fish goes home by the back alley. ~ Traditional Proverb He who travels a lot becomes wise; he who is wise stays home . ~ Chinese Proverb If the dog is not at home , he barks...

Sayings about Houses A house without a dog, a cat, or a little child is a house without joy or laughter. ~ Scottish Proverb It is better to be a free man in a small house than a slave in a big one. ~ Norwegian Proverb If each person would sweep before his own house , the city would soon be clean. ~ Polish Proverb To a friend’s house the road is never long. ~ Danish Proverb Your true enemy lives in your own house . ~ Guatemalan Proverb A bear that dances in your neighbor’s house might soon dance in yours. ~ Macedonian Proverb The It’s no time to play chess when the house is on fire. ~ Italian Proverb Were everyone to sweep in front of his own house , every street would be clean. ~ Dutch Proverb It’s a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock. ~ Scottish Proverb If there is room in your heart there is room in your house . ~ Danish Proverb In a small house God has His corner, in a big house He has to stand in the hall. ~ Swedish Proverb A small tum...