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Rocks Proverbs
When you buy beef, you buy bones; when you buy land, you buy rocks.
Jamaican Proverb
Envy sees the sea but not the rocks.
Russian Proverb
Rocks need no protection from the rain.
Malawi Proverb
Gifts break rocks and melt hearts.
Uruguayan Proverb
If your house is of glass, don't throw rocks at others.
Arabic Proverb
Don't throw rocks if you live in a house of glass.
Danish Proverb
Gifts break rocks.
Portuguese Proverb
A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well as the north star.
Italian Proverb
You don't throw rocks at a green mango.
Haitian Proverb
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the nation and its destiny.
South African Proverb
Gifts dissolve rocks.
Traditional Proverb
The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.
English Proverb
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
English Proverb
Water flows, rocks remain.
Romanian Proverb
A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks, but a farmer dies of old age.
New Zealander Proverb
When the Frenchman sleeps the devil rocks him.
French Proverb
Gifts break rocks.
Spanish Proverb
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Latin Proverb
A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks.
New Zealander Proverb
The good is the enemy of the best. The goodwill accompanying the gift is the best portion of it. The grape is not ripened by the rays of the moon. The grasshopper is dear to the grasshopper, the ant loves the ant. The great elephant of India cares not for a gnat. The greater the fool, the greater his insolence. The greatest consideration is due to the innocence of youth. The habits of our youth accompany us in our old age. The half is better than the whole. The hand often travels to the part where the pain is. The hand that gives gathers. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. The happier the time, the more quickly it passes. The harp dispels care. The hatred of knaves is preferable to their company. The hatred of knaves is preferable to their company.
Latin Proverb