31 Proverbs about life from around the world

Do you enjoy those short, pithy sayings that encapsulate an essential truth? I refer to those sayings that wiser folk often tell us to shine a light on a particular aspect of life. If you do, then I’ve put together some proverbs about life from around the world.

Wherever you go proverbs form an essential element of the culture. And that’s because, regardless of culture, the human condition is universal. As people, we have much more in common than those things that separate us.

So take a moment to reflect on these proverbs about life and the human condition. How many of them resonate with you, dear reader?

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Proverbs about life (1-15):

If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
A speaker of truth has no friends. African Proverb
Nothing is difficult if one wants it. ~Polish Proverb
God is the comfort of the poor. ~Georgian Proverb
One spot stains the whole dress. ~Belgian Proverb
He who is guilty has much to say. ~Ghanaian Proverb
Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~Korean Proverb
Pride is the mask of one’s own faults. ~Jewish Proverb
A bad tree does not yield good apples. ~Danish Proverb
Beginning is easy, continuing is hard. ~Japanese Proverb
A bad son gives his mother a bad name. ~Ivorian Proverb
Promised berries will not fill the basket. ~Latvian Proverb
He who puts up with insults invites injury. ~Jewish Proverb
Only a fool tests the water with both feet. ~African Proverb
A man grows most tired while standing still. ~Chinese Proverbs

Proverbs about life (16-31):

He who wants a rose must respect the thorns. ~Persian Proverb
A letter from the heart can be read on the face. ~Swahili Proverb
There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept. ~Gaelic Proverb
Don’t open a shop unless you know how to smile. ~Jewish Proverb
Who’s talking the truth, does not need a lot of words. ~Polish Proverb
A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing. ~Jewish Proverb
Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains. ~Yiddish Proverb
A dog will always be a dog, even if it is raised by lions. ~Lebanese Proverb
Let the devil into church and he will climb into the pulpit. ~Latvian Proverb
A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful. ~Filipino Proverb
If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. ~African Proverb
Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him. ~German Proverb
Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to be called old. ~Icelandic Proverb
If you tell your secret to your friend, you‘ll make him your master. ~Spanish Proverb
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ~Chinese Proverb
If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. ~Georgian Proverb

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