Traditional Proverbs

Traditional Proverbs preserve wisdom carried by oral storytelling across generations. Rooted in farm work, rites, and village justice, they teach practical ethics with sharp images and rhythm made for memory.

A good drink makes the old young. (Traditional Proverb)
A jack of both sides, is before long, trusted by nobody, and abused by both parties. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
A judge knows nothing unless it has been explained to him three times. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
You'll repent if you marry, and repent if you don't. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Zeal is like fire: it needs both feeding and watching. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
A poet is born not made. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Who goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
A young doctor makes a humpy graveyard. (Traditional Proverb)
When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
When two friends have a common bank account, one sings and the other weeps. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Where there's a will, there's a way. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Acts of kindness may soon be forgotten, but the memory of an offense remains. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Adam's ale is the best brew. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
All men are mortal. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
All things are becoming to good people. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Visits always give pleasure; if not the arrival, the departure. (Traditional Proverb)
Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
We come and cry and that is life, we cry and go and that is death. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
We hate delays by others, but sometimes it makes us wise. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
What you don't know can't hurt you. View proverb
Traditional Proverb