If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
African Proverb
When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
Albanian Proverb
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Ancient Proverb
Dwell1 not upon thy weariness2, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Arab Proverb
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab Proverb
Make your bargain before beginning to plow3.
Arab Proverb
Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.
Belgian Proverb
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
Bulgarian Proverb
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing4 still.
Chinese Proverb
Do not employ handsome servants.
Chinese Proverb
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet5.
Chinese Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains6 a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb
If you bow at all, bow low.
Chinese Proverb
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
Chinese Proverb
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
Chinese Proverb
The gem7 cannot be polished without friction8, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese Proverb
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
Chinese Proverb
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Chinese Proverb
When you drink the water, remember the spring.
Chinese Proverb
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
Chinese Proverb
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Czech Proverb
The big thieves hang the little ones.
Czech Proverb
When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.
Czech Proverb
Ask advice only of your equals.
Danish Proverb
He who would leap high must take a long run.
Danish Proverb
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Dutch Proverb
A full cup must be carried steadily9.
English Proverb
Don't fall before you're pushed.
English Proverb
Use soft words and hard arguments.
English Proverb
