Food For Thought - Proverbs From Around the World

Proverbs are expressions of popular wisdom. They are simple, concrete, and are based on common sense or practical experience. People use proverbs in their everyday communication to better illustrate their thoughts and ideas.

With the globalization of communication happened during the 20th century, many proverbs became worldwide known, and today it is hard to identify from where they really came from.  

Enjoy these interesting and thoughtful  proverbs:

 
"A single conversation with a wise person is better than ten years of study." - Chinese Proverb.
 
"Beginning is easy - continuing is hard." - Japanese Proverb.

"Empty vessels make the most noise." - French Proverb.
 
"Who has not served cannot command" - Portuguese Proverb.
 
"Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade." - Middle Eastern Proverb.
 
"To the good "understander" few words are needed. " - Spanish Proverb.
 
"To where you go, do as you see" - Mexican Proverb.

"A dog that barks all the time gets little attention." - Argentinian Proverb.
 
"Everything has an end, only sausage has two." - German Proverb.

"High trees catch a lot of wind." - Dutch Proverb.