Asian-Indian Proverbs

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Collection of famous Asian-Indian proverbs, true sayings and wise words. Use words and image sayings to keep you moving forward!

Image, Sorrow for the death of a son lasts forever.

Proverbs and Sayings

Sorrow for the death of a father lasts six months; sorrow for a mother, a year; sorrow for a wife, until another wife; sorrow for a son, forever.

—Asian-Indian

Image, There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce grief

Proverbs and Sayings

There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce your grief: water, flowers, and a beautiful woman.

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

Image, Even an elephant can slip.

Proverbs and Sayings

Even an elephant can slip.

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

Image, Truth has but one color, a lie has many.

Proverbs and Sayings

Truth has but one color, a lie has many.

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

Image, An elephant never tires of carrying his own trunk.

Proverbs and Sayings

An elephant never tires of carrying his own trunk.

—Asian-Indian

Image, A sin that is confessed is less heavy to bear.

Proverbs and Sayings

A sin that is confessed is less heavy to bear.

—Asian-Indian

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Image, Learn about the future by looking at the past.

Proverbs and Sayings

Learn about the future by looking at the past.

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian

Image, Why would a man without a bow look for arrows?

Proverbs and Sayings

Why would a man without a bow look for arrows?

—Asian-Indian

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

Proverbs and Sayings

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

—Asian-Indian