Proverbs Quotes
Timeless proverbs and folk wisdom from around the world. This hand-picked collection brings together 30 of the finest proverbs quotes ever written — from African Proverb, English Proverb, Turkish Proverb and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
When you pray, move your feet.
The early bird catches the worm.
No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.
Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.
The axe forgets; the tree remembers.
Even the fiercest storm cannot blow all day.
A tree is known by its fruit.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.
Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
Patience is a conquering virtue.
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Unity is strength, division is weakness.
No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams.
The nail that sticks out shall be hammered down.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Begin to weave and God will give you the thread.
A frog in a well does not know the great ocean.
He who does not know the road is likely to lose his way.