PROVERBS

CardZeus · Post by **CardZeus** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 4:38 pm

Little known proverbs:

If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.

Senegalese Proverb

CardZeus · Post by **CardZeus** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 4:39 pm

Better a handful of dry dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.

Arabian Proverb

CardZeus · Post by **CardZeus** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 4:46 pm

Not to know is to be a Buddha.

Japanese Proverb

CardZeus · Post by **CardZeus** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 4:48 pm

Last one, and perhaps the most perplexing (or should that be 'foxing'?)

A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a wise one by all four.

Serbian Proverb

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 6:03 pm

A baby snake is still a snake

(That ones for you Walter a lurker friend of mine whose to lazy to sign up)

madwolfie · Post by **madwolfie** » Fri, 02 Dec 2005 6:25 pm

Bafana wrote:A baby snake is still a snake

(That ones for you Walter a lurker friend of mine whose to lazy to sign up)

One more about snakes... (chinese proverb)

"Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it"

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:19 am

madwolfie wrote:
Bafana wrote:A baby snake is still a snake

(That ones for you Walter a lurker friend of mine whose to lazy to sign up)
One more about snakes... (chinese proverb)

"Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it"

I don't understand lah - Whats it mean???

Wind In My Hair · Post by **Wind In My Hair** » Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:46 am

Bafana wrote:I don't understand lah - Whats it mean???

exaggeration. embellishment. saying more than what's truthful or necessary.

the proberb is much more elegant in chinese. loses all its flavour in translation.

Global Citizen · Post by **Global Citizen** » Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:54 am

"Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth."

Romanian proverb

madwolfie · Post by **madwolfie** » Sat, 03 Dec 2005 1:45 pm

Wind In My Hair wrote:
Bafana wrote:I don't understand lah - Whats it mean???
exaggeration. embellishment. saying more than what's truthful or necessary.

the proberb is much more elegant in chinese. loses all its flavour in translation.

TOTALLY WIMH!!! It's gotta be in its own langauge and mind you, its only in 4 characters

The beauty of the lanaguge...

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