Wish Proverbs - page 2

Wish thy friend joy of his journey, but pray in secret that he have no joy, for then may he return quickly to thee. (Egyptian Proverb)
Be careful what you wish for you might get it. View proverb
African American Proverb
Choose your wife as you wish your children to be. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
If you wish for peace, be ready for war. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
When your companions get drunk and fight, Take up your hat, and wish them good night. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Better do it than wish it done. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you wish to know what most occupies a man's thoughts, you have only to listen to his conversation. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Those who give birth to nincompoop it's not their wish. View proverb
African Proverb
Prayer is a wish turned upward. View proverb
American Proverb
Never borrow, never lend if you wish to keep a friend. (American Proverb)
Industry need not wish. View proverb
American Proverb
The wish is father to the thought. View proverb
English Proverb
Better to have than wish. View proverb
English Proverb
All wish to live long, but none to be called old. View proverb
Danish Proverb
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
What you do not wish for yourself, do not do it to your fellowmen either. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
I wish to see him when I see the middle of my back. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
Many kiss the hand they wish cut off. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
If you wish to die young, make your physician your heir. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Wish well, be well. (Kurdish Proverb)
If you wish to do a good deed, consult no one. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
If you don't wish to have rags for clothes, don't play with a dog. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The gods only hear one wish at a time, and nothing more. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Two rich persons do not wish each other a bird of ill omen. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb