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Shy Proverbs
Once bitten, twice shy.
English Proverb
A man is shy in another man's corner.
Irish Proverb
If you feed the mouth, the eye becomes shy.
Palestinian Proverb
If a girl seems as shy as a mouse, you still have to look out for the tiger within her.
Chinese Proverb
Women are shy and shame prevents them from refusing a man.
Irish Proverb
A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is worth a goat.
Kurdish Proverb
Once bitten. Twice shy.
Canadian Proverb
Even when a girl is as shy as a mouse, you still have to beware of the tiger within.
Chinese Proverb
If you are too shy to ask, you might lose your way. When you go away, the conversation changes.
Malay Proverb
They whom got shy, died.
Arabic Proverb
A shy beggar has an empty scrip.
Hungarian Proverb
Once bit, twice shy.
Dutch Proverb
The one who is shy will never have a son.
Azerbaijani Proverb
Whoever is shy, will die (suffer) from hunger.
Albanian Proverb
Once bitten twice shy.
Portuguese Proverb