Indian Proverbs

Dependence on another is perpetual disappointment.

To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman.

Clouds that thunder seldom rain.

First God, then the white man.

A book is a good friend when it lays bare the errors of the past.

Faith keeps the world going.

An arch never sleeps.

Better to have a diamond with a few small flaws than a rock that is perfect.

Don't just cross a river--cross it bearing fire!.

The poor looks for food and the rich man for appetite.

Better cross-eyed than blind.

Only the nightingale understands the rose.

A fight in your neighbor's house is refreshing.

The lawyer's pouch is a mouth of Hell.

Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.

After eating nine hundred rats, the cat is now going on a pilgrimage.

To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great.

It's better to pick a fight with your in-laws than with your neighbors.

If you live on the river, befriend the crocodile.

The deceitful have no friends.