The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom, man
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Wisdom consists of ten parts: nine parts silence, and one part a few words.
Proverbs and old sayings about silence, wisdom
Wisdom consists of ten parts -- nine parts of silence and one part with few words.
Proverbs and old sayings about silence, wisdom
If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, wealth
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about advice
Rather weigh the will of the speaker, than the worth of the words.
Proverbs and old sayings English
With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish
There are many people who can sing, but don't know the words.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about people
Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
As the sands of the desert are to the weary traveler, so are words to he who loveth silence.
Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about silence
So shall she charm that thou shalt not heed the council, or words of the king.
Proverbs and old sayings about charm
Good actions are nourishment for youths, much more than words.
Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck
If your heart is a rose, then your mouth will speak perfumed words.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about heart
Dogs understand each other by their barking, and men by their words.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
The sweetness of food doesn't last long, but the sweetness of good words do.
Proverbs and old sayings Thai about food, good, good luck
When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about god
