For my Thursday Thirteen this week, #21

13 Famous Proverbs

1.)A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arab Proverb

2.)A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb

3.)A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.~ Chinese proverb

4.)Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.~ Chinese Proverb

5.)Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow.~ French Proverb

6.)God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb

7.)He who has once burnt his mouth always blows his soup. ~German Proverb

8.)The light heart lives long.~ Irish Proverb

9.)The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish proverb

10.)The world is a rose: smell it and pass it on to your friends.~ Persian Proverb

11.)To be rich is not everything, but it certainly helps. ~Yiddish Proverb

12.)To deny all, is to confess all. ~Spanish Proverb

13.)Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow is but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to This Day.~ Sanskrit Proverb

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