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Coffin Proverbs
It is only in your coffin that you sleep really well.
Hindi Proverb
A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin.
Russian Proverb
Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin.
Honduran Proverb
When you're out of luck in the coffin making business, no one dies.
Lebanese Proverb
Only when the coffin is closed will we see how long lasting is the name.
Japanese Proverb
Man's affairs are evaluated only after his coffin is closed.
Korean Proverb
The living are denied a table; the dead get a whole coffin.
Mongolian Proverb
A greedy mek fly follow coffin go a hole.
Jamaican Proverb
Bury truth in a golden coffin, it will break it open.
Russian Proverb
Dead man can' run from ‘e coffin.
Bajan Proverb
Never dress in mourning before the dead man is in his coffin.
Creole Proverb
Get the coffin ready and watch the man mend.
Chinese Proverb
The dead man doesn't know the value of his coffin.
African Proverb
The one who knows the way to the cemetery carries the tail end of the coffin.
African Proverb
Even Christ's coffin was not guarded for nothing.
Hungarian Proverb
Who drinks at night, buys himself death, who drinks in bed, buys himself a coffin.
Sicilian Proverb