House Proverbs - page 18

A judge who despises justice, cursing with the right hand, and the chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father are abominations to Ninurta. (Sumerian Proverb)
Asleep in the morning, awake in the evening will destroy the house. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
Red house and a potato patch. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
Name not a rope in his house who hanged himself. View proverb
French Proverb
An old man in the house is a burden, but an old woman is a treasure. View proverb
Hebrew Proverb
Never talk about a rope in the house of a man who has just been hanged. View proverb
Kenyan Proverb
Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If you see a frog squatting on his house, don't ask him for a chair. View proverb
Togolese Proverb
Wherever Burundi points the finger, a house is built. View proverb
Burundi Proverb
If you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail? View proverb
Burundi Proverb
When the master of the house lacks wisdom, the doctor's work is useless. (Chadian Proverb)
The laughter of a child lights up the house. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
If you find your own house is on fire, you may be sure that your neighbour's house is burning much more fiercely. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
The gem of the sky is the sun; the gem of the house is the child. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
In the ant's house, the dew is a flood. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timber will be unsafe. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length. View proverb
African Proverb
A ruined people are as miserable as a dog in the house of death. View proverb
African Proverb
As long as a cock lives, it is said to have belonged to the child of the house; but when it is slaughtered for super, it is then that the real owner emerges. View proverb
African Proverb
He who brings firewood infected with maggots in his house should not complain when lizards start visiting him. (African Proverb)
Everything the house gets is by favor of the door. View proverb
African Proverb
When building a house, don't measure the timbers in the forest. View proverb
African Proverb
A big log is a shame to the fire, an evil person is a shame to the house. View proverb
Albanian Proverb
Envy doesn't enter an empty house. View proverb
Albanian Proverb