Proverbs & Sayings
Indian Proverbs & Sayings
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The peacock is the national bird of India.
A harvest of peace grows from seeds of contentment.
– Kashmiri Proverb
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A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.
– Indian
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Beware of errors of the mouth.
—Hindu.
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Beware of the door which has several keys.
– Indian
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Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.
– Kashmiri proverb
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It is in vain to look for yesterday’s fish in the house of the otter.
– Indian proverb
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Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
– Indian proverb
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Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all moral creatures must depend on each other to exist.
– Hindu Proverb
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Never strike your wife – even with a flower.
~Hindu Proverb
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No strength within, no respect without.
– Kashmiri Proverb
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Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
– Indian Proverb
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The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
– Indian Proverb
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The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow.
– Hindu Proverb
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They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.
– Hindu Proverb
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Truth, contentment, patience, and mercy, belong to great minds.
– Hindu Proverb
Why seek the key of an open door.
– Indian SayingsThis is a wonderful proverb. Sometimes we are given or faced with an opportunity and yet we do not grab it at once. We even try to convince ourselves that it was not for us. We take our time until the moment is lost. So if the door is open, go in! Unless there is a do not enter sign or there is a reasonable reason that trespassers are not allowed in!
