Bitter Proverbs - page 2

It's sweet to drink but bitter to pay for it. (Irish Proverb)
A bitter centipede if eaten in a pleasing berry pie will taste sweet. View proverb
Polish Proverb
Vetches seem bitter to the full-cropped pigeon. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Thou are a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
A cup must be bitter that a smile will not sweeten. View proverb
Maltese Proverb
Marriage is a lick of honey and a barrel of bitter. View proverb
Maltese Proverb
When the cat's stomach is full, the rat's back is bitter. View proverb
Haitian Proverb
Playing with fire will eventually turn bitter. View proverb
Welsh Proverb
Too much callaloo, mek peppa-pot stew bitter. View proverb
Jamaican Proverb
A mother-in-law made of sugar, still tastes bitter. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
He who suffers the bitter will taste the sweet. (Estonian Proverb)
There is no bitter crust to a hungry person. View proverb
Filipino Proverb
Honey is often bitter. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
Everything tastes bitter to him with gall in his mouth. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Even a sugar mother-in-law tastes bitter. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes it. View proverb
Ethiopian Proverb
The truth is bitter and lies are sweet. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
To the satiated bird, cherries taste bitter. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
The bitter heart eats its owner. View proverb
Bantu Proverb
He who eats bitter things gets sweet things too. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
The beginning of sin is sweet; its end is bitter. (Japanese Proverb)
Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A bitter heart devours its owner. View proverb
African Proverb
Those who master to climb trees with their teeth are in better position to tell which barks are bitter. View proverb
African Proverb