Showing posts with label Some Hindu Proverbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Some Hindu Proverbs. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Some Hindu Proverbs


SELF PRAISE is no praise.
The young crow is wiser than its mother.
What is play to one is death to another.
In a treeless country, the castor-oil plant is a big tree
A scalded cat dreads cold water.
The washerman never tears his father's clothes.
A fool went to fish, but lost his fishing-basket.
A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.
God takes care of a blind cow.
One who cannot dance blames the floor.