| Eyes | |
 | Eyes are the mirror of the soul. 3 likes |
| Attitude | |
 | As Jake treats God, God will treat Jake. 3 likes |
| Perspective | |
| No one sees the hump on his own back. 3 likes |
 | Don’t let the tree hide the forest. 3 likes |
 | The frog in the well knows not of the great ocean. 2 likes |
| Ancestry | |
| The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 3 likes |
| Memory | |
 | Difficult to bear, sweet to remember. — Indian proverb 3 likes |
| Laughter | |
| He who laughs last, laughs best. 4 likes |
 | Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. 4 likes |
| He who laughs last, laughs the longest. 2 likes |
| Smile | |
 | Don't open a shop unless you like to smile. 2 likes |
| Smell | |
| Fish and guests smell after three days. 6 likes |
| Beauty | |
| Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men. 5 likes |
| Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. 4 likes |
| Heart | |
 | The heart is something of a prophet. 3 likes |
| Habit | |
| Old habits die hard. 4 likes |
| Luck & Chance | |
| Fortune favours the brave. 7 likes |
| One’s good luck is another’s misfortune. 6 likes |
 | A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. 3 likes |
| Nudity | |
| The truth can walk around naked; the lie has to be clothed. 28 likes |
| Preferences | |
 | Better the mother of the killer than the mother of the killed. 5 likes |
| Anxiety | |
| No news is good news. 5 likes |
| Small children don’t let you sleep; big children don’t let you rest. 3 likes |
| Crying | |
| Life is like an onion, which one peels crying. 7 likes |
| When you laugh, all see; when you cry, no one sees. 6 likes |
| It's no use crying over spilt milk. 4 likes |
 | Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. — American Indian proverb ‐ Hopi 3 likes |
| The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears. 3 likes |
| The woman cries before the wedding and the man after. 2 likes |
| Guilt | |
| The guilty conscience is a secret enemy. — Indian proverb 5 likes |
| Shame | |
| Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed. — American Indian proverb ‐ Plains 7 likes |
| Value | |
| Men will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit. 4 likes |
| The best horse needs a whip, the wisest man advice, and the most chaste woman a man. 3 likes |
| Talent | |
| Everybody to whom much is given, much is expected. 2 likes |
| Wisdom | |
| Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men. 5 likes |
| If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove. — American Indian proverb ‐ Cheyenne 4 likes |
 | The wise man has long ears, big eyes and a short tongue. 2 likes |
| Willpower | |
 | The strong have will and the weak have hope. 8 likes |
 | Where there's a will, there's a way. 6 likes |
| To want is to can. Vouloir, c'est pouvoir. 2 likes |
| Positive thinking | |
| Every cloud has a silver lining. 4 likes |
| Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. 4 likes |
| If life deals you lemons, make lemonade. 2 likes |
| Self-reliance | |
| Every one for himself and God for us all. 4 likes |
| Boldness | |
| Fortune favours the brave. 7 likes |
| No guts, no glory. (first publ. N.Y. Times, 30 Aug. 1945) 5 likes |
| Self-knowledge | |
| No one sees the hump on his own back. 3 likes |
| Honesty | |
| A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. 8 likes |
| Honesty is the best policy. 5 likes |
| Prudence | |
| People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 8 likes |
| Dig the well before you are thirsty. 4 likes |
| Don't put a finger between the tree and the bark. 2 likes |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 2 likes |
| Patience | |
| Good things come to those who wait. 3 likes |
| Rome wasn't built in a day. 3 likes |
 | He who is not impatient is not in love. 2 likes |
| Resilience | |
| To stumble seven times but recovering eight. 4 likes |
| Pray that you may never have to endure all that you can learn to bear. 3 likes |
| Excellence | |
| Horses for courses. 3 likes |
| Laziness | |
| It's sweet to do nothing. Dolce far niente. 4 likes |
| Those who sleep don't catch any fish. 2 likes |
| Faults | |
| A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. 2 likes |
| Ignorance | |
| What you don’t know won’t hurt you. 4 likes |
| Vanity | |
| Run away from an insult but don’t chase after honor. 5 likes |
| Boasting | |
| It is not the hen who cackles the loudest who hatches the most eggs. 2 likes |
| Stupidity | |
| When a wise man talks to a fool, two fools are talking. 9 likes |
| Two are embarrassed: the fool in the company of wise men and the wise man in the company of fools. 7 likes |
| A fool and his money are soon parted. 6 likes |
| There's no fool like an old fool. 4 likes |
| Strength & Weakness | |
| The strong have will and the weak have hope. 8 likes |
| A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. 4 likes |
| Ineffectiveness | |
| The hole is big but the patch is small. 3 likes |
| One swallow does not make a summer. 3 likes |
| Reluctance | |
| He who hesitates is lost. 4 likes |
| Ingratitude | |
| Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 6 likes |
| Do not bite the hand that feeds you. 5 likes |
| Stinginess | |
| A penny saved is a penny earned. 4 likes |
| To a stingy father, a prodigal son. 2 likes |
| Self-destruction | |
| Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. 10 likes |
| Don’t saw off the branch you are sitting on. 4 likes |
| Don't meet troubles half-way. 3 likes |
| Gullibility | |
| If you believe everything you read, better not read. 4 likes |
| Cowardice | |
| Faint heart never won fair lady. 11 likes |
| Envy | |
| The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 5 likes |
| The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 4 likes |
| Indifference | |
| The troubles of a stranger aren’t worth an onion. 3 likes |
 | The dogs bark, but the caravan passes on. 2 likes |
| Inaction | |
| Since the house is on fire, let’s keep ourselves warm. 5 likes |
| The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 3 likes |
| He who rests grows rusty. Wer rastet, der rostet. 3 likes |
| To live in peace, one must be blind, deaf and mute. 3 likes |
| Unworthiness | |
| All hat and no cattle. 4 likes |
| A man who cannot harm, cannot help either. 3 likes |
| Belittling | |
| The best is not worth it. Le meilleur n'en vaut rien. 2 likes |
| Annoyance | |
| Two are embarrassed: the fool in the company of wise men and the wise man in the company of fools. 7 likes |
| Scoundrels & Villains | |
| The big thieves hang the little ones. — Czech proverb 4 likes |
| There's honour among thieves. 2 likes |
| Cunning | |
| Better a tricky enemy than a tricky friend. 5 likes |
| Disbelief | |
| The liar is not believed even when he tells the truth. 5 likes |
| Contempt | |
| Familiarity breeds contempt. 4 likes |
| Pride | |
| Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of. 4 likes |
| Disliking | |
| The bar owner loves the drunkard, but he wouldn’t give him his daughter in marriage. 4 likes |
| Criticism | |
| When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray. 4 likes |
| Never judge a book by its cover. 4 likes |
| The dogs bark but the caravan moves on. 3 likes |
| Comparisons are not fair. Comparaison n'est pas raison. 2 likes |
| Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. — American Indian proverb ‐ Cheyenne 2 likes |
| Aggressiveness | |
| People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 8 likes |
| Attack is the best form of defence. 4 likes |
| Deception | |
| They call you “generous” to get your money, they call you “brave” to get you killed. 9 likes |
| Anger | |
| A hungry man is an angry man. 4 likes |
| Revenge | |
| Revenge is sweet. 7 likes |
| Revenge is a dish best served cold. 4 likes |
| Don't get mad, get even. 2 likes |
| Running away | |
| Rats desert a sinking ship. 3 likes |
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