Some Interesting Proverbs

Scope of this work: You may find this collection helpful as a source on proverbs for personal use as well as in social situations. Kindly make use of this collection in your conversations, presentations or even counseling programs. Some of the readers suggested these booklets on proverbs as a candidate for bathroom reading too.

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If the bird drinks not at the stream, it knows its own watering place. (African-Wolof)

The axe attacks the forest from whence it got its own handle. (Indian-Hindi)

For overbuying there is no help but selling again. (French)

Our neighbor's children are always the worst. (German)

The confectioner likes bread best. (Russian)