Game Proverbs - page 2

A spectator sees more than a player in the heat of a game. (Chinese Proverb)
Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A man of high principles is someone who can watch a chess game without passing comment. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A roaring lion kills no game. View proverb
African Proverb
By the time the fool has learned to play the game, the players have dispersed. View proverb
African Proverb
Condition is 90 percent of the game. View proverb
American Proverb
Possession is nine-tenths of the game. View proverb
American Proverb
The game isn't worth the candle. View proverb
English Proverb
Better play a small game than to stand out. View proverb
English Proverb
When the game is most thriving it is time to leave off. (Danish Proverb)
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. View proverb
German Proverb
Better play at small game than stand out. View proverb
German Proverb
Perseverance kills the game. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Many people can pack the cards; fewer can play the game. View proverb
Italian Proverb
It is a bad game where nobody wins. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Lookers-on see most of the game. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Who knows not the game, let him not play. View proverb
Italian Proverb
When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double. View proverb
Yiddish Proverb
He who leaves the game, loses. View proverb
French Proverb
It is well to leave off playing when the game is at its best. (French Proverb)
Win a game of your friend, and drink the money on the spot. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Perseverance kills the game. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Talk of sporting, and buy game in the market. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
The more you flatter a fool, the more seriously he plays his game. View proverb
Spanish Proverb