Fascinating proverbs

                                 Fascinating proverbs


          Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. - Cervantes



 The eternal and evergreen wisdom behind the proverbs is the greatest treasure for mankind.
This universality of wisdom can be found in all different cultures and locations in different times throughout the centuries. The striking factor is their similarity. Proverbs exhibit the values and principles which hold true for all people throughout the world although they may be phrased a little differently in each place in tune with the knowledge of their local things available. Thus they are characterized by the stamp of their locality, though the message is universally experienced one.

A sprinkling of these proverbs , not from all countries is shown here for a taste.

• A light is still a light even though the blind man can’t see it - Austrian
• Trust in God, but tie your camel.- Arabian
• Grain by grain, a loaf; stone by stone castle.- Bulgarian
• It is only when cold saeson comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreen.-Chinese
• Meddle with dirt and some of it will stick to you. - Danish
• Communicate more with yourself than you do with others. - Danish
• When two dogs fight for abone, a third runs away with it. - Dutch
• Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. - English
• Take care of the bull if you wish him to plough well for you. - Greek
• Feel for others as you feel for yourself. - indian
• The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune. - Irish
• A concentrated mind can pierce a rock.- Japanese
• Bushes have ears, Walls have eyes.- Jamaican
• Deliberate often, decide once. - Latin
• Don’t be tricked into thinking that there are no crocodiles just because the water is still.- Malayasian
• Depend on others and you will go hungry. - Nepalese
• Never cut what can be untied. - Portugese
• Choose a wife to please yourself, not others. - Rumanian
• Don’t talk too much, your ignorance exceeds your knowledge. - Spanish
• Forgiving an enemy is a requirement, trusting him is not. - Venezuelain

       All the above emphasize the fact and that real truth is humanity is essentially one though people try to divide it politically, geographically, and religiously. These are man created divisions, originally for convenience of governance, then it turned into an easy means for exploitation, and usurping power ,and domination over others.