Search in folklore: understands

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He who understands music understands the cosmos.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about music

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about word, man

She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honours her; she is a goddess.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about love

To one who understands, few words are needed.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans

Only he who understands is really sad.

Proverbs and old sayings

Tears have meaning but only he who sheds them understands.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about tears

When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, things, people, contentment

The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

God alone understands fools.

Proverbs and old sayings French about god

No man understands knavery better than the abbot who has been a monk.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

Only the nightingale understands the rose.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

One woman understands another.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

A mother understands what a child does not say.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about children, mother

An old fox understands the trap.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about trap, old, olderness

Love understands all languages.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about love

Only a monkey understands a monkey.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing, olderness, age, old

To one who understands, a mosquito is a lute, to one who does not understand, a drum and zurna are little.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

He understands badly who listens badly.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh