Proverbs Quotes

Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.

If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.

It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

He who would leap high must take a long run.

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Never give a child a sword.

Complain to one who can help you.

Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out.

The best armor is to keep out of range.

Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.

Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.

Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.

Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.

Never give advice unless asked.

Ask advice only of your equals.