If you see the lion's teeth, He is not smiling.
(Arabic Proverb)
Please state the origin of your proverb.
2007-02-02 09:50:22 · 31 answers · asked by toietmoi 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
to infinity and beyond
2007-02-02 09:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
A bid in the hand is worth two in a bush.
A carrion crow never brings luck.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storm.
A fair October and a good blast, will blow the hag and her broom away fast.
A fly may sting a horse and make him wince.
A fog from the sea brings corn to the mills.
A good servant makes a bad enemy.
A late spring is a great blessing.
A lawyer never goes to law himself.
A man can only die once.
Some English proverbs
2007-02-02 17:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by Lily Allen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Earth was not given to us by our grandparents, It is lent to us by our children. Kenyan Proverb
2007-02-08 16:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by tnincy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The further you go east the more certain you are that wise men never came from there
old Cornish saying
2007-02-02 17:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best friend is your worst enemy.
To people who take the mick out of bald people i was told to say ,Grass never grows on a busy street .
Rolling stone gathers no moss
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2007-02-10 05:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by Steven E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
When it rains it pours.
A stitch in time, saves nine.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
I can't think of any more, at the moment. !! xx
2007-02-04 00:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by Sierra One 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make hay while the sun shines (english proverb), sorry don't know its origin.
2007-02-10 06:31:19 · answer #7 · answered by xander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if at first you don't suceed, sky diving is not for you.
from a bumper sticker in basingstoke.
okay, its not a proverb-but its helpful advice none the less
2007-02-07 14:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by kelly f 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bonjour,
'An apple a day keeps the doctor away,but what can a pear do at night?"
2007-02-06 16:29:57 · answer #9 · answered by misterviv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one person calls you a jack@ss, ignore it.
If three people call you a jack@ss, get the saddle!
(Arabic)
2007-02-10 02:40:02 · answer #10 · answered by wolfsong1111 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Silence is golden' (Chinese - no kidding and translates word for word.)
To travel for 10 thousand miles is like to have read 10,000 books. (Chinese)
The main road is as dangerous as the mouth of a tiger. (Chinese.)
2007-02-10 09:18:37 · answer #11 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋