Who holds his peace and gathers stones, will find a time to throw them.Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about peace, time
He that speaks sows and he that holds his peace gathers.Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about peace
The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man
Who picks a tool unsuited to a task should not complain if it does no more than cut the hand that holds it.Proverbs and old sayings about tools
Nothing looks more like a man of sense than a fool who holds his tongue.Proverbs and old sayings German about common sense, sense, nothing, man
Who takes an eel by the tail or a woman by her word, grasp as he will, holds nothing fast.Proverbs and old sayings German about fasting, word, woman, nothing
Who takes an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, may say he holds nothing.Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word, woman, nothing
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.Proverbs and old sayings Italian about thinking
(Don’t try to) cook six liters of food in a pot that only holds three liters.Proverbs and old sayings about food
He who lacks knowledge derides his neighbor, but the man of understanding holds his tongue.Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about knowledge, man
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about water, old, olderness
The essence of the spirit is space, there is nothing it holds to in the end.Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about univers, spirit, end, nothing
The plum tree, dwindling, contains less of the spring; But the garden is wider, and holds more of the moon.Proverbs and old sayings about spring, moon, garden