Asian-Indian Proverbs

Sorrow for the death of a son lasts forever. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Sorrow for the death of a son lasts forever.

There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce grief Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce grief

To quarrel with a man of good speech is better than to converse with a man who does not speak well. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

To quarrel with a man of good speech is better than to converse with a man who does not speak well.

You sometimes forget the harm that was done to you, but never the harm you have done to others. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

You sometimes forget the harm that was done to you, but never the harm you have done to others.

A woman’s appetite is twice that of a man’s. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

A woman’s appetite is twice that of a man’s.

Before you build a house you have to dig a pit. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Before you build a house you have to dig a pit.

If you are buying a cow, make sure that the price of the tail is included. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

If you are buying a cow, make sure that the price of the tail is included.

Even an elephant can slip. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Even an elephant can slip.

Where there is no honey, we have to make do with treacle. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Where there is no honey, we have to make do with treacle.

Truth has but one color, a lie has many. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Truth has but one color, a lie has many.

There are none so deaf as those who will not hear advice. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

There are none so deaf as those who will not hear advice.

An elephant never tires of carrying his own trunk. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

An elephant never tires of carrying his own trunk.

A sin that is confessed is less heavy to bear. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

A sin that is confessed is less heavy to bear.

Learn about the future by looking at the past. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Learn about the future by looking at the past.

Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then.

Why would a man without a bow look for arrows? Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Why would a man without a bow look for arrows?

You cannot cook one half of the chicken and leave the other lay eggs. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

You cannot cook one half of the chicken and leave the other lay eggs.

One and one are sometimes eleven. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

One and one are sometimes eleven.

Take a close look at today, because yesterday is but a dream Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Take a close look at today, because yesterday is but a dream

Take a close look then at today. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Take a close look then at today.

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity

The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires.

When I drown, the whole world drowns. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

When I drown, the whole world drowns.

When pumpkins are watered, brinjals [small plants] also get watered. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

When pumpkins are watered, brinjals [small plants] also get watered.

When the mother dies the father becomes an uncle. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

When the mother dies the father becomes an uncle.

Only the cure you believe in cures. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Only the cure you believe in cures.

Our faults provide opportunities for others. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Our faults provide opportunities for others.

They know not their own defects who search for the defects of others. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

They know not their own defects who search for the defects of others.

They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.

What nectar can be drunk with the ears? good advice. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

What nectar can be drunk with the ears? good advice.

Our shadow will follow us. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

Our shadow will follow us.

A good well-lived today makes every yesterday a dream of a good future Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

A good well-lived today makes every yesterday a dream of a good future

The tip of a finger cannot be touched by itself. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The tip of a finger cannot be touched by itself.

The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean.

The beggar is not afraid of the drawbacks of being rich. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The beggar is not afraid of the drawbacks of being rich.

The beggar who asks for crumbs gets more than the one who asks for bread. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The beggar who asks for crumbs gets more than the one who asks for bread.

A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third.

The wind sweeps the road clean. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The wind sweeps the road clean.

The wise must be respected, even when the advice they give is not suitable. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

The wise must be respected, even when the advice they give is not suitable.

If a man’s heart be impure, all things will appear hostile to him. Asian-Indian Proverbs Image

If a man’s heart be impure, all things will appear hostile to him.

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