Saturday, March 2, 2013

#54: World Proverbs


Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. Chinese

Character can be built on daily routine.
Japanese

If you plant grass, you won't get rice.
Malaysian

Dig your well before you are thirsty.
Hindustan

Even the best writer has to erase sometimes.
Spanish

There is no wise response to a foolish remark.
Czechoslovakian

You can tell who the good seamen are during a storm.
Greek

Do more things by wisdom than by force.
Hungarian

He who possesses knowledge possesses the world.
Uzbek

Through other people's faults, wise men correct their own.
Canadian

Do not be excessively timid or excessively confident.
Cuban

Little by little, the bird builds its nest.
Haitian

A dog that always barks gets little attention.
Argentine
 

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