Proverbs

When faced with perils or difficulties, we should meet them fearlessly

• A constant guest is never welcome.

• The bull must be taken by the horns

• A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

• A fool and his money are soon parted

we are apt to grow to dislike friends who visit us too often

• A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

• A good name is sooner lost than won

• A constant guest is never welcome.

• A fool and his money are soon parted

It takes a long time to build up a good reputation which can be easily destroyed by misconduct.

• A good name is sooner lost than won

• A house divided against itself cannot stand

• A light purse makes a heavy heart

• A miss is as good as a mile

Contentment of mind is the cause of lasting happiness

• A constant guest is never welcome.

• A light purse makes a heavy heart

• A good name is sooner lost than won

• A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

It takes a long time to build up a good reputation which can be easily destroyed by misconduct.

• A nod is as good as a wink

• A miss is as good as a mile

• A good name is sooner lost than won

• A watched pot never boils.

Discord breaks up families

• A house divided against itself cannot stand

• All roads lead to Rome

• An idle mind is the devil's workshop

• A watched pot never boils.

we cannot be cheerful when we have financial problems

• A constant guest is never welcome.

• A light purse makes a heavy heart

• A nod is as good as a wink

• The bull must be taken by the horns

A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

• Discord breaks up families

• A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

• A good name is sooner lost than won

• A miss is as good as a mile

A hint or suggestion can be accepted and acted upon without further elaboration

• A watched pot never boils.

• A nod is as good as a wink

• An idle mind is the devil's workshop

• All roads lead to Rome

It is not what a thing is called that matters, but what it is.

• The bull must be taken by the horns

• A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet

• A constant guest is never welcome.

• All roads lead to Rome