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94 Proverbs about Plain



1. Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.. German Proverb. Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
German Proverb

2. No one can complain of the sea who twice suffers shipwreck.. German Proverb. No one can complain of the sea who twice suffers shipwreck.
German Proverb

3. Who refuses to submit to justice, must not complain of oppression.. German Proverb. Who refuses to submit to justice, must not complain of oppression.
German Proverb

4. One who eats plain food is healthy.. Japanese Proverb. One who eats plain food is healthy.
Japanese Proverb

5. You must scale the mountain if you want to view the plain.. Chinese Proverb. You must scale the mountain if you want to view the plain.
Chinese Proverb

6. You must climb the mountain if you would see the plain.. Chinese Proverb. You must climb the mountain if you would see the plain.
Chinese Proverb

7. If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain.. Chinese Proverb. If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain.
Chinese Proverb

8. It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.. Chinese Proverb. It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.
Chinese Proverb

9. It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.. Chinese Proverb. It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.
Chinese Proverb

10. You must scale the mountains if you would view the plain.. Chinese Proverb. You must scale the mountains if you would view the plain.
Chinese Proverb

11. If you never go up a hill, you will never know what a plain is like.. Chinese Proverb. If you never go up a hill, you will never know what a plain is like.
Chinese Proverb

12. A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.. Chinese Proverb. A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.
Chinese Proverb

13. He complains early that complains of his kail.. Scottish Proverb. He complains early that complains of his kail.
Scottish Proverb

14. Unfit are some who complain of common food.. Scottish Proverb. Unfit are some who complain of common food.
Scottish Proverb

15. Pierce the naggers tongue with a thistle and you will hear no more complaints.. Scottish Proverb. Pierce the naggers tongue with a thistle and you will hear no more complaints.
Scottish Proverb

16. All complain for want of memory, but none for want of judgement.. English Proverb. All complain for want of memory, but none for want of judgement.
English Proverb

17. A man who was always complaining was quite rightly sent to hell. A man who was always complaining was quite rightly sent to hell. "Why are you burning damp wood?" was his first comment.
Arab Proverb

18. A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.. Nigerian Proverb. A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
Nigerian Proverb

19. There is no elephant that complains about the weight of its trunk. No elephant is burdened by the weight of its tusks.. Nigerian Proverb. There is no elephant that complains about the weight of its trunk. No elephant is burdened by the weight of its tusks.
Nigerian Proverb

20. He who brings firewood infected with maggots in his house should not complain when lizards start visiting him.. African Proverb. He who brings firewood infected with maggots in his house should not complain when lizards start visiting him.
African Proverb

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