A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

Quote by German Proverb

Topics: Judgement Quotes

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

Ambition and fleas both jump high

Ambition and fleas both jump high

An old man loved is a winter with flowers

An old man loved is a winter with flowers

After Christmas comes Lent.

After Christmas comes Lent.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

He who borrows sells his freedom.

He who borrows sells his freedom.

Advising is easier than helping

Advising is easier than helping

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.

Money lent to a friend must be recovered from an enemy.

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

Those who get lost on the way to school will never find their way through...

Those who get lost on the way to school will never find their way through...

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To bury grief plant a seed.

To bury grief plant a seed.

My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to...

My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to...

The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief: He robs himself that spends a...

The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief: He robs himself that spends a...