to the 20 Curious Kids in
English
Español...|...
Français
..| . Italiano
..| ..Português..
.|... Deutsch
. .|...
Svenska .
.|... Norsk
LINKS to
PROVERBS and SAYINGS
updated 980710
Do send any other links you
know, corrections to this list, comments, etc. Click
here.
£ indicates
that the page you'll get is a list of links to proverb pages or sites
:&: indicates
a sample from the linked site.
(?*)
is a request for you to send me a corrected translation,
if you can, because I don't know it or, at best, made a guess.
In
English 1 :&:
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Oscar Wilde
Japanese
[in Kanji, Romaji, English] :&:
Japanese
[same in Romaji, English] (no Kanji)
:&: I no naka no kawazu
taikai wo shirazu.
[A frog in a well doesn't know the ocean].
Russian
[in English only] :&:
Do not cut the tree branch on which you are sitting.
Romanian
selection [Ro, En, Fr, Es, Pt, It, De]
:&: Mãrul
putred stricã si pe cele bune.
Romanian
A-E [in Romanian, English]
:&: Mãrul
nu cade departe de pom.
Romanian
F-M [in Romanian, English] :&:
Cu o lingurã de miere mai multe muste prinzi decât cu o bute
de otet.
Romanian
N-Y [in Romanian, English] :&:
Nu poti face pe gustul tuturora.
Português
:&: Operário padrâo
sonha em ser operário patrâo.
Capoverdean
[Port., Fr., It, Eng.] :&:
Quem nâo quer ser lobo nâo Ihe veste a pele.
En
español (links 1) £..|..
En
español (links 2) ..£|..
En español3
..|.. :&: No por mucho
madrugar, amanece más temprano.
En
español4 (3042 refranes; solo en español)..|..
:&: Agua blanda en piedra
dura, tanto da que hace cavadura.
En
español5 ..|.. :&:
Ni gato en palomar, ni cabra en olivar.
Argentina
..|.. :&:
En la naturaleza, no hay castigos ni premios, solo consecuencias.
Colombia
..|.. :&:
Hay que darle al niño malo, más amor y menos palo.
Català0
..|.. :&:
Català1
£ (4000 refranys)
:&: El savi sap més
per vell que per savi.
Català2
..|.. :&:
Irish
[in English only] :&:
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Deutsch
[German, English] :&:
Wer rastet, der rostet.
Sprüche
und Weisheiten [German, English]
:&: Leben gefährdet
deine Gesundheit.
African
.[18, in English only]
:&: The sun will shine on
those who stand before it shines on those who kneel to them.
Scholarly
studies :&:
Engelen
Spreekwoorden [in Dutch only]..:&:
Als ge meent, den engel bij de voeten te hebben, houdt ge den duivel bij
den kop. It
means something else to have an angel by your feet than a devil by your
head (?*)]
Nederlands
[pages in Dutch only, followed by pages in English only]..:&:
Hij die anderen controleert kan machtig zijn, maar hij die zichzelf kan
controleren is machtiger.
.:&:
The best way to have the last word is to apologize.
Vlaam
[in Dutch=Flemish only]..|..:&:
Als de blinde de blinde leidt zullen ze beiden in het water vallen. [If
the blind leads the blind, they risk falling both into the water. (?*)]
:&:
Tienduizend rivieren vloeien naar de zee de zee raakt nimmer vol [Ten
thousand rivers flow to the sea, the sea.never gets full. (?*)]
Het
Spreuken Archief [in Dutch only] :&:
Verstand
Spreekwoorden ..|:&:
Een ezel stoot zich geen tweemaal aan dezelfde steen [An
ass doesn't trip twice on the same stone]
Geld
Spreekwoorden ..|.. :&:
Op zachte bedden slaapt men 't hardst.
Français
£ [in French
only, plus some related minor languages]
Proverbes
et citations .[in French only]
Milliers de proverbes, sentences et maximes classés selon environ
150 thèmes + 2 liens pour bases de données: citations (plus
de 280 thèmes), et: citations et phrases drôles. :&:
Ce qui étonne, étonne une fois, mais ce qui est admirable
est de plus en plus admiré. J. Joubert
Proverbes
fous... fous! .[in French only]
:&: Plus tu pédales
moins fort, moins t'avances plus vite.
Proverbi
ascolani ..|..
:&: Chi te loda a tutte
fiate, o te freca o tè frecate.
Proverbi
vicentini ..|..
:&: Boca sara' no ciapa
mosche.
PROVERBI
ITALIANI .. :&:
Non ogni verde fa fiore, non ogni fiore fa frutto.
Proverbi
velletrani ..|..
:&: Chi amministra amminestra.
Proverbi
di Albano ..|..
:&: Quanno parla a gratura,
o granne ha già parlato.
Sample proverbs and sayings.
How can I know what I think before
I hear what I say?
How can you know what I think about
what you think before you hear what I say about what I hear you say?
The best way to have the last word
is to apologize, but some people will give you an argument even about that.
No one is a stranger to me, only friends
I have not yet met, including perhaps a few who will at first mistake me
for an enemy.
Better not to say what you know than
not to know what you say.
To top of page
Send E-mail to John
Canu
Some
challenges
Questions
to which we did find some answers.
to the 20 Curious Kids in
English
Español...|...
Français
..| . Italiano
..| ..Português..
.|... Deutsch
. .|...
Svenska .
.|... Norsk
News from our friends
Our favorite SPORTS and GAMES
FRIENDSHIP POEM
.... The
Noche Before Christmas
.
WE GIVE THANKS
....... Our
teacher
About Each One of US
...... Some
pictures of us ...
One day in the life
You
can make a difference
"My
country is ONE..." in many languages (and
more languages are desired: can you add one?)
Collections,
HOBBIES, Interests ..... Our
Favorite Books
Do you like "Winnie-the-Pooh"?
Then you must read about
Whiny
the Poodle
You can even contribute your own tails... er.... tales.