Blue Book, a collection of quotes, page three of proverbs, E-H

"He who is shipwrecked the second time cannot lay the blame on Neptune."
– English proverb

"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork."
– English proverb

"A joy that's shared is a joy made double."
– English proverb

"The work will teach you how to do it."
– Estonian proverb

"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion."
– Ethiopian proverb

"No one is expected to achieve the impossible."
– French proverb

"When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel."
– French proverb

"Against change of fortune set a brave heart."
– French proverb

"Justifying a fault doubles it."
– French proverb

"You often meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it."
– French proverb

"He who survives will see the outcome."
– French proverb

"Love is friendship set on fire."
– French proverb

"There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience."
– French proverb

"Self-assurance is two-thirds of success."
– Gaelic proverb

"A great war leaves a country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves."
– German proverb

"The wise man has long ears and a short tongue."
– German proverb

"To change and to improve are two different things."
– German proverb

"Who begins too much accomplishes little."
– German proverb

"The morning has gold in its mouth."
– German proverb

"A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs."
– German proverb

"Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.)"
– German proverb

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
– Greek Proverb

"It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money."
– Greek proverb

"The beginning is half of every action."
– Greek proverb

"Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence."
– Hebrew proverb

"Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore."
– Hindu proverb

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."
– Hindu proverb