This too shall pass.
Hebrew saying
Proverbs
Waste not, want not.
English proverb (18th c.)
Praying kneads no dough.
Russian proverb
Truth is the safest lie.
Jewish Proverb
Every path has its puddle.
English proverb
Too much humility is pride.
German Proverb
Bad news rides a fast horse.
Cowboy saying
Act honestly, and answer boldly.
Danish proverb
He who seeks advice seldom errs.
Philippine proverb
One picture is worth a thousand words.
Chinese proverb
A lie has no legs, but scandalous wings.
Japanese proverb
Wise is the child that knows its father.
English proverb
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
English proverb
Only a fool tests the water with both feet.
African proverb
A lie well stuck to is as good as the truth.
English proverb
Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
English Proverb
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight.
Scottish proverb
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
Latin Proverb
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Chinese proverb
A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.
Dutch Proverb
The nail that stands out will be hammered down.
Japanese proverb
Who has no children does not know what life is.
Proverb
A man is not where he lives, but where he loves.
Latin proverb
Tell the truth, but keep one foot in the stirrup.
Arabian proverb
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
Indian Proverb
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb
It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness.
Chinese proverb
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
Scottish Proverb
To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, thrice is madness.
Dutch Proverb
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.
Spanish Proverb
Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb
At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
Italian Proverb
May the Lord welcome you in Heaven, at least an hour before the Devil knows you’re dead.
Irish Toast to the Deceased
What it means May contain spoilers.
Our interpretation.
The wish imagines a welcome in Heaven preceding the Devil’s discovery of a death. Its hour of advantage makes the blessing mischievous, without establishing an afterlife or a literal timetable.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese proverb
A man has no business to marry a woman who can’t make him miserable. It means she can’t make him happy.
Proverb (origin unknown)
I scowled because I had no shoes on my feet, until further down the street I saw a man with no feet at all.
Persian proverb
Faith will move mountains.
What it means May contain spoilers.
Our interpretation.
Faith is presented as powerful enough to overcome obstacles that seem impossible.
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Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
What it means May contain spoilers.
Our interpretation.
Questioning what seems certain is presented as the first step toward wisdom.
Context reviewed
To listen is to learn, and to understand is to inspire.
What it means May contain spoilers.
Our interpretation.
Listening opens the way to learning, while understanding gives someone the ability to inspire.
Context reviewed