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The one who does not make you happy when he arrives makes you happy when he leaves

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:05 +0000

The one who does not make you happy when he arrives makes you happy when he leaves —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

No one knows a son better than the father.

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:24:20 +0000

No one knows a son better than the father.Â — The moral of this proverb, or a meaning could be Having spent decades with each other, family members know what type of persons each other are like. “Sons” and “fathers” also apply to the female equivalents. Used for character witness in a trial. Despite his/her denial, an honest parent can tell if their children are capable of heinous crimes, like murder. (This is a rough translation from a Chinese proverb)

Dragon, head, snake, tail

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:32:39 +0000

Dragon, head, snake, tail — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Anticlimax, the beginning is like a dragons head, great and majestic and the ending is like a snakes tail, tiny and pathetic. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

We will stay longer dead than poor

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:31:49 +0000

We will stay longer dead than poor —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

It is easy to be human. It is hard to be humane.

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:27:21 +0000

It is easy to be human. It is hard to be humane. — This is translated from a Filipino proverb