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Your Quotes for 8 March 2006 - Proverbs

A quotation is a passage of text that someone said, and I generally feel it makes no sense to save them unless I know what was said and who the someone was. Thus there are only a few quotes in the database attributed to "Anonymous" and they never appear in the daily mailings. On the other hand, some of these anonymous bits have managed to reach proverbial status and are identified by the culture from which they came. They're fun and they're short, so every few months I pull out a dozen to share.

All sunshine makes a desert.
     - Arabic proverb

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
     - Chinese proverb

Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
     - Danish proverb

He who is outside the door has already a good part of the journey behind him.
     - Dutch proverb

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
     - Greek proverb

Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.
     - Italian proverb

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
     - Japanese proverb

Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.
     - Polish proverb

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
     - Slovenian proverb

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
     - Yiddish proverb

When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
     - Sufi proverb

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
     - Lebanese proverb

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