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Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness.

Proverbs and old sayings about humor, criticism, absent, self-control

Whosoever chooses to deny their past can not expect to find a future.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about future, past

If you get lost in an Icelandic forest, simply stand up and you will find your way.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

An egoistic person can't realize his own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about searching, wisdom, man

There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

He who seeks his goat with the man who ate it, is certain not to find it.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one.

Proverbs and old sayings

The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, I hope I will not find one.

Proverbs and old sayings about hope, man

When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about country

I will charge thee nothing but the promise that thee will help the next man thee finds in trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings about promise, help, nothing, man

In an instant illumination can be achieved, it is as easy as turning on a light, the problem is finding the switch in the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about dark, light

The pleasure of finding something is worth more than what you find.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about pleasure

Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about meditation, books, moon, sky, truth

Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

Eat of your own, and call yourself mine (i.e. Be my servant and find yourself).

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

If you throw nettles into your neighbors garden you will find them growing in your own.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about garden

A lucky man can stumble upon a treasure while an unlucky one can't even find a mushroom.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about treasure, man

If you do not strike back at him who hits you, there is no way for him to find out whether you also have hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

The truth is like gold: keep it locked up and you will find it exactly as you first put it away.

Proverbs and old sayings about truth