Word Proverbs - page 3

A word from the mouth, a stone from the hand. (Portuguese Proverb)
One good word puts out the flames better than a bucket of water. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A good word quenches more than a cauldron of water. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
An honest man's word is as good as the king's. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Who takes an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, may say he holds nothing. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Even the fool says a wise word sometimes. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Many a true word in spoken in jest. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Among men of honour a word is a bond. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Not every word requires an answer. View proverb
Italian Proverb
One good word quenches more heat than a bucket of water. View proverb
Italian Proverb
It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word. (Mongolian Proverb)
A promise is a nice word, if kept then it is all right. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A kind word warms a man through three winters. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
It is one word of advice that one needs to give to a wise man, and that word keeps multiplying in his mind. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The best word is the unspoken word. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
In the word is life, in the word is death. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
The word "enough” does not exist for water, fire, and women. View proverb
Ukrainian Proverb
A friendly word is better than a heavy cake. View proverb
Ukrainian Proverb
With a friendly word you get farther than with a club. View proverb
Ukrainian Proverb
The walking-stick reaches many lands, the word many more. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
A wise man hears one word and understands two. (Yiddish Proverb)
From the word of an elder is derived a bone. View proverb
Rwandan Proverb
Take a horse by his bridle and a man by his word. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
A word is enough to the wise. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Half a word to the wise is enough. View proverb
Dutch Proverb